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These items are available at the St. Augustine Campus Library. Item descriptions are provided by our vendors when available (Ingram for books, DVA for films). Call numbers are for the St. Augustine Campus Library collection.

= BOOK | = DVD or CD | = VHS | = CASSETTE

Child Art Therapy - "Since 1978, Judith Aron Rubin's Child Art Therapy has become the classic text for conducting art therapy with children. Twenty-five years later, the book still stands as the reference for mental health professionals who incorporate art into their practice. Now, with the publication of this fully updated and revised Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, which includes a DVD that illustrates art therapy techniques in actual therapy settings, this pioneering guide is available to train, inform, and inspire a new generation of art therapists and those seeking to introduce art therapy into their clinical practice.

The text illustrates how to: Set the conditions for creative growth, assess progress, and set goals for therapy Use art in individual, group, and family situations, including parent-child pairings, mothers' groups, and adolescent groups Work with healthy children and those with disabilities Guide parents through art and play Talk about art work and encourage art production Decode nonverbal messages contained in art and the art-making process Use scribbles, drawings, stories, poems, masks, and other methods to facilitate expression Understand why and how art therapy works

Along with the useful techniques and activities described, numerous case studies taken from Rubin's years of practice add a vital dimension to the text, exploring how art therapy works in the real world of children's experience. Original artwork from clients and the author illuminate the material throughout. Written by an internationally recognized art therapist, Child Art Therapy, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition is a comprehensive guide for learning about, practicing, and refining child art therapy."

Call number: RJ505.A7 R8 2005

Call number: RJ505.A7 R8 2005 DVD

Bridal Bargains: Secrets to Throwing a Fantastic Wedding on a Realistic Budget - "Bridal Bargains is the best-selling book on weddings in the United States, showing thousands of brides, grooms, and beleaguered families how to have an affordable wedding. In this newly expanded edition, readers will find current, comprehensive information on keeping this important event reasonably priced and fun. Using a simple, informative list format, the book includes such topics as how to save on bridal gowns and wedding pictures; three costly myths about wedding catering plus seven delicious trends in affordable wedding cakes; twelve creative ways to save money on flowers; how to negotiate the best deal on a ceremony and reception site; who offers the best buys on elegant invitations; plus many money-saving tips on wedding videos, entertainment, and party favors. Detachable checklists with questions for prospective vendors help keep things organized. This new edition includes 101 new tips to personalize a wedding, how to get married abroad, reviews of new bride couture, and more."

Call number: HQ745 .F53 2005

No More Secrets for Me: Sexual Abuse Is a Secret No Child Should Have to Keep - "Fully endorsed by the Masters and Johnson Institute, "No More Secrets for Me is an invaluable resource to help parents talk with their children about the sensitive subject of sexual abuse. This updated edition, with a new foreword and chapter introductions, will help young people recognize the warning signs of abuse. The book will also reassure parents that their children will be prepared to avoid this all-too-real-danger."

Call number: PZ7.W1134 No 2002

Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo - "This is a shocking and gripping story of an American GI's six months at the Guantanamo Bay detainee camp where he served as an Arabic translator and took part in the interrogations of the Muslim prisoners."

Call number: HV6432 .S22 2005

Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology - "Flying cars, space travel for everyone, the elimination of poverty and hunger, and powerful new tools to combat disease, and even aging. These are some of the amazing predicted developments of nanotechnology, the coming science of designing and building machines at the molecular and atomic levels. Will this new scientific revolution be for better or worse? Some commentators have described utopias; others have prophesied disaster. Find out the likely reality from an expert, Dr. J. Storrs Hall, in this absorbing insider's guide to the near future. Dr. Hall--a leading researcher on the frontiers of nanotechnology who has designed for NASA--describes nanotechnology in a very accessible way, so that anyone can understand what it's about, what it could do, and what it can't do. He puts it into historical context, explaining how previous technological developments have affected us, how nanotechnology fits into the historical trends for technologies ranging from motors to medicine, and how the continuation of these trends, with nanotechnology as a strong determining factor, will have a profound impact on the future. In addition to describing his famous invention utility fog, Hall explains how nanotechnology will make possible many of the science fiction dreams of the past. But what hurdles, technological, political, or social, stand in the way? What dangers will this powerful new technology pose? How will it impact the environment? The true dangers are not what you may think, and are far different from the fears of today's alarmists. In a straightforward, balanced manner, Dr. Hall analyzes the benefits as well as the potential risks. Together with its sister science of biotechnology, nanotechnology has the potential to alter the very human race, change who we are. Can this possibly be good? No one knows for sure, but the basis for informed thought can be found in these exciting, stimulating pages, which will open the doors of the future to you."

Call number: T174.7 .H35 2005

Lie Detectors: A Social History - "The polygraph, most commonly known as the lie detector, was created and refined by academics in university settings with support from a few early police agencies. This work is a history of the machine, from the experimental work of the late 1800s that led directly to its creation, through the present. It covers early lie detectors and their inventors from the 1860s to the early 1920s, their use by the police and other law enforcement agencies in the 1930s and their use in Cold War America in the 1940s and 1950s. It then discusses the government's use of the polygraph in the 1960s, the PSE, a new take on the old polygraph, and private businesses' reliance on the polygraph in the 1970s and the government's increasing reluctance to use it in the 1980s. A chapter on new ideas and uses for the polygraph in the 1990s and after concludes the book."

Call number: HV8078 .S44 2004

Legalizing Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics - "This book is a frontal assault on the federal government's almost century-long campaign against marijuana in all its forms--cultivation, growing, selling, and recreational and medicinal use. Beginning with the anti-pot campaign of the first unofficial drug czar, Harry Anslinger, in the 1930s and continuing with only minor differences in emphasis through the recent Reagan, Clinton, and two Bush administrations, federal efforts to stamp out every form of marijuana use involve ignoring the independent reports of numerous federal commissions; supporting provably false claims about marijuana's effects; acquiescing to conservative law enforcement and religious groups' condemnatory agendas; generating a climate of fear in the electorate in order to cultivate messianic images for politicians; and ultimately governing in a way that does a disservice to all involved."

Call number: HV5822.M3 G47 2004

A New Season: Using Title IX to Reform College Sports - "This book demonstrates how colleges might retain threatened varsity programs and expand sports opportunities for women students if they replaced the current commercial model with one that emphasizes student participation. This would benefit the college students who play varsity sports, instead of benefiting the coaches, athletic directors, or over-generous boosters who dominate many programs."

Call number: GV709.18 .U6 P67 2003

Keeping Kids Safe: A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Manual - "this trusted resource for teachers, parents, and counselors helps to arm children with safety skills and guides adults in teaching kids prevention strategies. Includes age-appropriate curricula and word-for-word scripts."

Call number: HV6570.2 .T63 2002

Mysteries of Terra Firma: The Age and Evolution of the Earth - "In "Mysteries of Terra Firma," James Lawrence Powell tells an engrossing three-part tale of how we came to understand the ground on which we walk, and how that ground holds the key to the greatest secrets of deep space and time. Naming his profound stories Time, Drift, and Chance, he tells of the three twentieth-century revolutions in thought that created the amazing science of Earth -- and of all planets to the edge of the universe.

The riddle that drove the first revolution is obvious and yet in 1904 remained impenetrable: how old is Earth? An encounter between the imperious Lord Kelvin and a New Zealand farm-boy-turned-physicist, Ernest Rutherford, set the stage for the solution and launched a golden century of geology. As a result, scientists learned that if the 4.5 billion years of geologic time were compressed into a single twenty-four-hour period, Homo sapiens would have arrived only in the last second. The geological Revolution of Time reveals how long the ground on which we walk has existed, and how briefly we have trod that ground.

In the early twentieth century, German meteorologist and polar explorer Alfred Wegener proposed a counterintuitive, heretical theory: that terra firma is not so firm; instead of being fixed in place, continents drift. In 1926, petroleum geologists convened in New York City to discuss Wegener's radical idea, where it was met with outrage and skepticism: "If we are to believe Wegener's hypothesis we must forget everything which has been learned in the last seventy years and start all over again," one attendee said. Forty years later, a new generation did exactly that. The Revolution of Drift, the second part of Powell's narrative, showedus how the ground on which we walk moves.

Throughout geologic time, meteorites have incessantly bombarded everything in the solar system. Far from serene and predictable, the planets are ruled by random violence on an unimaginable scale. Once a mountain-sized meteorite flew through space, struckthe Earth, killed the dinosaurs and two-thirds of all species, and spared the small hamster-sized creature that happened to be our ancestor. The chance of that happening again is essentially zero. So, the final revolution in Powell's history of a golden century of geology is the Revolution of Chance. Simply put, this revolution in thought has transformed our understanding of how lucky we really are.

If we can learn so much from considering no more than the rocks beneath our feet, what will we learn when we begin walking on other planets? "Mysteries of Terra Firma" is both charming in its storytelling and staggering in its implications. Discovering the ground on which we stand is a fascinating journey into our past -- and our future."

Call number: QE508 .P68 2001

Delights & Shadows - "Ted Kooser is a master of metaphor, a poet who deftly connects disparate elements of the world and communicates with absolute precision. Critics call him a "haiku-like imagist" and his poems have been compared to Chekov's short stories. In "Delights and Shadows," Kooser draws inspiration from the overlooked details of daily life. Quotidian objects like a pegboard, creamed corn and a forgotten salesman's trophy help reveal the remarkable in what before was a merely ordinary world.

"Kooser documents the dignities, habits and small griefs of daily life, our hunger for connection, our struggle to find balance."-"Poetry"

Ted Kooser is the author of eight collections of poems and a prose memoir. He lives on a small farm in rural Nebraska."

Call number: PS3561.O6 D45 2004

Cradle of Life: The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils - "One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. We have long known that fossils of sophisticated marine life-forms existed at the dawn of the Cambrian Period, but until recently scientists had found no traces of Precambrian fossils. The quest to find such traces began in earnest in the mid-1960s and culminated in one dramatic moment in 1993 when William Schopf identified fossilized microorganisms three and a half "billion" years old. This startling find opened up a vast period of time--some eighty-five percent of Earth's history--to new research and new ideas about life's beginnings. In this book, William Schopf, a pioneer of modern paleobiology, tells for the first time the exciting and fascinating story of the origins and earliest evolution of life and how that story has been unearthed.

Gracefully blending his personal story of discovery with the basics needed to understand the astonishing science he describes, Schopf has produced an introduction to paleobiology for the interested reader as well as a primer for beginning students in the field. He considers such questions as how did primitive bacteria, pond scum, evolve into the complex life-forms found at the beginning of the Cambrian Period? How do scientists identify ancient microbes and what do these tiny creatures tell us about the environment of the early Earth? (And, in a related chapter, Schopf discusses his role in the controversy that swirls around recent claims of fossils in the famed meteorite from Mars.) Like all great teachers, Schopf teaches the non-specialist enough about his subject along the way that wecan easily follow his descriptions of the geology, biology, and chemistry behind these discoveries. Anyone interested in the intriguing questions of the origins of life on Earth and how those origins have been discovered will find this story the best place to start."

Call number: QH325 .S384 1999

Human-Built World: How to Think about Technology and Culture - "To most people, technology has been reduced to computers, consumer goods, and military weapons; we speak of "technological progress" in terms of RAM and CD-ROMs and the flatness of our television screens. In "Human-Built World, thankfully, Thomas Hughes restores to technology the conceptual richness and depth it deserves by chronicling the ideas about technology expressed by influential Western thinkers who not only understood its multifaceted character but who also explored its creative potential.
Hughes draws on an enormous range of literature, art, and architecture to explore what technology has brought to society and culture, and to explain how we might begin to develop an "ecotechnology" that works with, not against, ecological systems. From the "Creator" model of development of the sixteenth century to the "big science" of the 1940s and 1950s to the architecture of Frank Gehry, Hughes nimbly charts the myriad ways that technology has been woven into the social and cultural fabric of different eras and the promises and problems it has offered. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, optimistically hoped that technology could be combined with nature to create an Edenic environment; Lewis Mumford, two centuries later, warned of the increasing mechanization of American life.
Such divergent views, Hughes shows, have existed side by side, demonstrating the fundamental idea that "in its variety, technology is full of contradictions, laden with human folly, saved by occasional benign deeds, and rich with unintended consequences." In "Human-Built World, he offers the highly engaging history of these contradictions, follies, and consequences, a history that resurrects technology, rightfully, as more than gadgetry; it is in fact no less than an embodiment of human values."

Call number: T14.5 .H84 2004

Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk - "The bestselling parenting guide featured on "Oprah" and "Dateline" is revised and updated with new signs

For every parent or caregiver who has struggled unsuccessfully to decode baby grunts and grabs, resulting in tearful frustration for both adult andchild, there is Baby Signs. Based on 20 years of research, this one-of-a-kind classic shows you how to encourage your baby's use of nonverbal gestures to enhance communication. Simple hand movements signifyobjects, events, and needs, so your infant can enjoy interactions with youthat otherwise would have been impossible until they could talk. New features of this revised edition include helpful tips on incorporating Baby Signs into the day care setting and more than 50 additional illustrated Baby Signs."

Call number: BF723.C57 A27 2002

 

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom - "Every schoolchild knows of Harriet Tubman's heroic escape and resistance to slavery. But few readers are aware that Tubman went on to be a scout, a spy, and a nurse for the Union Army, because there has never before been a serious biography for an adult audience of this important woman. This is that long overdue historical work, written by an acclaimed historian of the antebellum era and the Civil War. Illiterate but deeply religious, Tubman left her family in her early 20s to escape to Philadelphia, then a hotbed of abolitionism. There she became the first and only woman, fugitive slave, and black to work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. So successful was she in spiriting away slaves that the state of Maryland put a $40,000 bounty on her head. Within a year of starting her work, fellow slaves and Northerners began referring to Tubman as "Moses" because of how many people she had freed. With impeccable scholarship that draws on newly available sources and research into the daily lives of slaves, HARRIET TUBMAN is an enduring work on one of the most important figures in American history."

Call number: E444.T82 C57 2004

Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Comets, Craters, Controversy, and the Last Days of the Dinosaurs - "What killed the dinosaurs? For more than a century, this question has been one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science. But, in 1980, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez and his son, Walter, proposed a radical answer: 65 million years ago an asteroid or comet as big as Mt. Everest slammed into the earth, raising a dust cloud vast enough to cause mass extinction. A revolutionary idea that challenged the ice-age extinction theory, the asteroid-impact theory was scorned and derided by the science community. But after years of bitter debate and intense research, an astonishing discovery was made -- an immense impact crater in the Yucatan Peninsula that was identified as Ground Zero. The Alvarezes had their proof.

A dramatic scientific detective story, Night Comes to the Cretaceous is a brilliant example of science at work -- in the trenches, complete With passionate struggles and occasional victories."

Call number: QE506 .P734 1999

The New Music Therapist's Handbook - "This completely updated and revised edition reflects the latest developments in the field of music therapy. Includes an introduction to the profession, guidelines for setting up a practice, new clinical applications, and helpful case studies - a must for students and professionals alike."

Call number: ML3920 .H3 1999

The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Unexplained Powers of the Human Mind - "Most of us know it well--the almost physical sensation that we are the object of someone's attention. Is the feeling all in our heads? What about related phenomena, such as telepathy and premonitions? Are they merely subjective beliefs? In The Sense of Being Stared At, renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that our perceptive abilities are stronger than most of us could have imagined.
Sheldrake argues persuasively in this compelling book that such phenomena are, in fact, real. He rejects the label of "paranormal" and shows how these psychic occurrences are in fact a normal part of human nature. Combining the tradition of pragmatic experimentation with a refusal to accept the conventional answers to explain such phenomena, Sheldrake pioneers an intriguing new inquiry into the mysteries of our deepest nature. Rigorously researched yet completely accessible, this groundbreaking book provides a refreshing new way of thinking about ourselves and our relationships with other people, animals, and the world around us."

Call number: BF1321 .S48 2003

Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation - "UPDATED TO INCLUDE PAUL McCARTNEY'S KNIGHTING AND THE DEATHS OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON

Philip Norman's biography of the Beatles is the definitive work on the world's most influential band -- a beautifully written account of their lives, their music, and their times. Now brought completely up to date, this epic tale charts the rise of four scruffy Liverpool lads from their wild, often comical early days to the astonishing heights of Beatlemania, from the chaos of Apple and the collapse of hippy idealism to the band's acrimonious split. It also describes their struggle to escape the smothering Beatles' legacy and the tragic deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison. Witty, insightful, and moving, "Shout!" is essential reading not just for Beatles fans but for anyone with an interest in pop music."

Call number: ML421.B4 N65 2005

Talking about Death - "Even in this candidly confessional age, we've been conditioned to avoid discussions of death. Our youth-worshipping culture does everything to deny death, which is why, when the end nears, most of us are inadequately prepared to deal with it.
And the cost of that is great: many are haunted by memories of how inappropriately or painfully or uncomfortably their parents and grandparents died. Many of us avoid even considering the options, in all their complexity, that we will most likely face one day, given our new longevity and the profound advances in medicine.
With its wise and very compelling argument that all of us, at any age, can and should face death before it faces us, Talking About Death addresses the cultural, personal, medical, and legal concerns that are necessary for us--as individuals and as a society--to prepare for a good death, a death where the dying are in control and not, as is too often the case, caught in a downward spiral of medical intervention and misunderstood intentions.
Virginia Morris skillfully weaves together personal stories and practical matters, scientific fact and spiritual sensitivity into an important book about how we can achieve a greater sense of peace in dying, and rediscover the art of living."

Call number: BF789.D4 M65 2004

The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith - "The Transformation of American Religion represents the first systematic effort in more than fifty years to bring together a wide body of literature about worship, fellowship, doctrine, tradition, identity, and sin to examine how Americans actually live their faith. Emphasizing personal stories, Wolfe takes readers to religious services across the nation-an Episcopal congregation in Massachusetts, a Catholic Mass in a suburb of Detroit, an Orthodox Jewish temple in Boston-to show that the stereotype of religion as a fire-and-brimstone affair is obsolete. Gone is the language of sin and damnation, and forgotten are the clear delineations between denominations; they have been replaced with a friendly God and a trend towards sampling new creeds and doctrines. Overall, Wolfe reveals American religion as less radical, less contentious, and less dangerous than it is generally perceived to be.
"Offering neither a cynical attack on religion nor a starry-eyed celebration of its triumphs, Wolfe presents a commendably balanced view, honoring the role religion has played inour nation's past while helping us see more clearly the present state of religious affairs." - Los Angeles Times"

Call number: BL2525 .W65 2005

A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to The Great Migration - " This is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people--an embryonic black nation. As Steven Hahn demonstrates, rural African-Americans were central political actors in the great events of disunion, emancipation, and nation-building. At the same time, Hahn asks us to think in more expansive ways about the nature and boundaries of politics and political practice.

Emphasizing the importance of kinship, labor, and networks of communication, "A Nation under Our Feet explores the political relations and sensibilities that developed under slavery and shows how they set the stage for grassroots mobilization. Hahn introduces us to local leaders, and shows how political communities were built, defended, and rebuilt. He also identifies the quest for self-governance as an essential goal of black politics across the rural South, from contests for local power during Reconstruction, to emigrationism, biracial electoral alliances, social separatism, and, eventually, migration.

Hahn suggests that Garveyism and other popular forms of black nationalism absorbed and elaborated these earlier struggles, thus linking the first generation of migrants to the urban North with those who remained in the South. He offers a new framework--looking out from slavery--to understand twentieth-century forms of black political consciousness as well as emerging battles for civil rights. It is a powerful story, told here for the first time, and one that presents both an inspiring and a troubling perspective on American democracy."

Call number: E185.2 .H15 2003

Florida's Colonial Architectural Heritage - "This first volume in the eight-part Florida Architectural Heritage Series tells the story of Florida's buildings -- their planning, construction, and the lives of those who built them -- from 1565 to 1821, when the colony was ruled by Spain and England. With 200 photos, 9 maps."

Call number: NA730.F6 G67 2002

Gulag: A History - "The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners--was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost. Applebaum intimately re-creates what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and long-overdue work of scholarship, Gulag is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century."

Call number: HV 8964.S65 A67 2004

Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual of Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families, and Providers - "Surviving Manic Depression is the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on the disorder that affects more than two million people in the United States alone. Based on the latest research, it provides detailed coverage of every aspect of the disorder. All aspects of the disease are addressed: symptoms, with many direct descriptions from patients themselves, risk factors, onset and cause, medications (including drugs still in the testing stage), causes, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation and how the disease affects children and adolescents. Here too are discussions of special problems related to manic-depressive disorder, including alcohol and drug abuse, violent behavior, medication noncompliance, suicide, sex, AIDS, and confidentiality. Surviving Manic Depression also includes special features such as a listing of selected websites, videotapes, and other resources."

Call number: RC516 .T67 2005

The Moroccan Collection: Traditional Flavors of Northern Africa - "Hearty and spicy or heady and fragrant, Moroccan food exudes exotic aromas and full piquant flavors. The vitality of Moroccan culture underscores the sensual combination of ingredients in these simple, authentic recipes such as Chicken Tagine with Almonds and Tuna in Red Pepper and Olive Sauce, along with rice and couscous recipes and grilled meats and vegetables."

Call number: TX725.M8 W35

Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels: The Ponce de Leon, the Alcazar, and the Casa Monica - "Near the end of the nineteenth century Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler ventured to St. Augustine, Florida, America's Oldest City, and transformed it into an exotic travel destination for the social elite. He raised magnificent, fanciful Spanish Renaissance hotel palaces on what had been orange grove and salt marsh. Then he connected his creation with the outside world by building a modern railroad system. Flagler's hotels stand as monuments to innovation in architecture and engineering. They were the first large buildings in the United States constructed of poured concrete, and they pioneered use of novel amenities like electric lights, steam heat, and elevators. They are still a vital part of modern St. Augustine. The Ponce de Leon, Flagler's preeminent hotel, now houses Flagler College; the Alcazar now holds the City Hall and the Lightner Museum. Only the Casa Monica (previously called the Cordova) is presently a hotel."

Call number: TX909 .G73 2004

Buzzed: The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (2ND ed.) - "THE GROUNDBREAKING ORIGINAL EDITION of Buzzed sold over 60,000 copies--and now the authors have revised and updated it to include the most recent discoveries about drugs. This scientifically accurate and easy-to-read handbook gives the most balanced, objective information available on the most often used and abused drugs, from alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine to heroin, ecstasy, and Special K. In both quick-reference summaries and in-depth analysis, it reports on how these drugs enter the body, how they manipulate the brain, their short-term and long-term effects, the kinds of "high" they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "just say no" treatise nor a "how-to" manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make healthier decisions when they "just say know"--when they understand in straightforward language how our complex brains really work and why even small doses of various substances can have such powerful (and sometimes life-threatening) effects."

Call number: RM316 .K84 2003

Prevention That Works!: A Guide for Developing School-Based Drug and Violence Prevention Programs - "There are a wide range of programs that claim to prevent or reduce drug use and violence on campus . . . but how good are they? And how effective is the program that's in place at your school?

Now even educators without evaluation experience or a statistical background can produce accurate and 'fearless' assessments with the help of this invaluable guidebook, including:

* Writing goals and objectives
* Reviewing and selecting programs
* Creating homegrown programs
* Creating self-report questionnaires and focus groups
* Calculating time and cost effectiveness
* Crunching numbers and organizing data
* Presenting the results

What's more, "Prevention That Works!""" contains over thirty separate resources that you can easily adapt and use in your own evaluations, including:

* Sample youth participant feedback sheets
* Sample adult participant feedback sheets
* Sample classroomobservation sheets
* Sample teacher implementation logs
* Sample en-route participant feedback sheets
* Sample teacher surveys of curriculum content for violence and substance abuse
* Data summary Logs
* Sample student risk surveys
* Sample parent consent forms

. . . as well as guidelines, glossaries, and advice on online funding. It's a comprehensive work and an essential part of your school safety program!"

Call number: LB3013.3 .K55 2001

Town & Country Toasts for Every Occasion - "Town & Country knows more than anyone about how to raise a glass in unforgettable style. Whether the event is formal or relaxed, whether there's a large group listening or a party of one, there's a saying appropriate to any occasion. Words to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays; salutes to luck and good health, loving acknowledgments to parents; sweet somethings for an intimate evening with someone special: all this and more appear in this astonishingly comprehensive collection of sophisticated quotations. Discover the how-tos of tasting and say, "cheers!" in many languages. Sidebars provide classic toasts, and tips for adding a personalized touch."

Call number: PN6341 .T625 2004

Against the Tide: The Battle for America's Beaches - "AMERICANS LOVE THEIR BEACHES. But when storms threaten, coastal construction -- homes and businesses -- takes precedence over the coastal environment. We rescue buildings, even if it means damaging the beach. As Cornelia Dean -- Science Editor of the New York Times -- explains, this pattern is leading to the rapid degradation of our coast. Against the Tide offers a passionate yet evenhanded account of the crisis facing America's beaches -- and what we must do to protect them.

Dean begins the story with the deadliest natural disaster ever in the United States, the devastating hurricane that killed 6,000 people in Galveston, Texas, in 1900. Residents constructed a wall to protect their city, not realizing how it would interfere with the natural movement of sand onto and off of their beach. In the end, the wall destroyed the very beach it was meant to protect. The citizens' well-meaning efforts to protect their valuable shorefront property ultimately cost them their beach and destroyed the town's booming resort business.

Against the Tide shows how similar tales have been retold in myriad ways all along the coast -- from Hurricane Andrew's assault on Florida and the Gulf Coast to the 1962 northeaster that ravaged one thousand miles of the Atlantic shore; from the beleaguered beaches of New Jersey and North Carolina's rapidly vanishing Outer Banks to the sand-starved coast of southern California. Dean provides dozens of examples of human attempts to tame the ocean -- as well as a wealth of descriptions of the sea's counterattack.

With harrowing accounts of natural disasters, lucid explanations of the physics of the beach and coastal ecology, reports of unwise construction, and aclear-eyed elucidation of public policy and conservation issues, this book illustrates in rich detail the conflicting interests, short-term responses, and long-term imperatives that will shape the future of the American coast.

Dean's eloquent book offers practical advice for preserving the stretches of pristine American coast that remain and salvaging stretches damaged by unwise development. Readers of Against the Tide will be drawn to see this nation's beaches in new ways."

Call number: GB460.A2 D4 1999

Alcoholism - "This updated and expanded new edition of a classic text on the world's number one drug problem is written in a clear and lively style by a world authority on alcoholism. The book is aimed at those who have alcohol problems and the people who share their lives. Throughout it examines the social, psychological, and medical aspects of alcohol problems."

Call number: RC565 .G638 2000

Addiction is a Choice - "Written for both lay and professional readers, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental effects on society. The author explains why current policies are ineffective and how they fail to cure the "problem." He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices."

Call number: HV4998 .S33 2000

Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II - "Colman expertly explores the enormous changes in the lives of women in their own homes and beyond. The strengths of this book are in the happy combination of abundant primary source material, a clear narrative style, and effective well-placed photographs. An important contribution."-- Kirkus Reviews"

Call number: HD6095 .C64 1995

Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: Volume 2: North Florida and St. Augustine - "Discover the haunts of northern Florida in this series dedicated to uncovering the uncanny in the Sunshine State. Explore abandoned hospitals, ancient springs, and modern apartment complexes from Ocala to Jacksonville, from Lake City to Tallahassee. Encounter playful spirits and frightening specters and learn their tales of lost love, of lives cut tragically short and souls lingering through eternity. And unearth stories of darker phenomena that are yet to be explained. . . . Plus, take an exciting tour through ancient St. Augustine, America's oldest city?and perhaps its most haunted, too. Meet the ghosts of Spanish soldiers in a centuries-old fort; watch for the light of a widow on the roof of a quaint inn; and feel the presence of Henry Flagler (and his unhappy lovers) in the school that bears his name."

Call number: GR110.U6 J47 2005

Choosing a President: The Electoral College and Beyond - "In light of the Election 2000 controversy, this important new book challenges us to evaluate the fairness of the present U.S. Electoral College system and to consider six legitimate alternatives to it. A team of 37 top U.S. political experts tackle the fundamental questions that go to the heart of the current debate: How would Electoral College reform affect our federal system of government, national government institutions, and party system? What effect would reform have on the conduct of campaign organizations during elections, media coverage of campaigns, citizen participation, and the distribution of power? On the basis of these deliberations each political expert indicates the extent to which he or she supports or opposes the Electoral College system and the various alternatives to it.FEATURES Discussion of the creation, evolution, and current workings of the Electoral College gives readers the relevant background to evaluate its effectiveness today.Discussion of three reforms and three replacements of the Electoral College offers readers a solid account of current alternatives.Opinions from thirty seven contributors indicate levels of support for and criticism of the various reforms proposed."

Call number: JK528 .C44 2002

Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-2001 (Expanded) - "A comprehensive chronological guide to hurricanes, tropical storms, and near-misses to impact Florida since 1871, this expanded volume contains the widest possible range of statistics and information for the 181 tropical cyclones to reach Florida, 72 of them with hurricane force winds, 78 as tropical storms. Photos. Charts."

Call number: QC945 .W55 2002

Florida Lighthouses - "This volume for the first time covers the construction, history, and operations of all thirty of Florida's lighthouses and its one lightship in a most readable book... and outstanding self-guided tour guide. William Trotter's beautiful color painting of each light in its prime will soon make this book a collector's item."

Call number: VK1024.F6 M33

The Whole Foods Market Cookbook: A Guide to Natural Foods with 350 Recipes - "Here you'll find recipes for some of Whole Foods Market's most popular prepared dishes, appearing in print for the first time, in addition to other new favorites developed just for this book. In it, author Steve Petusevsky captures the passion for great-tasting natural foods as well as the straightforward, informative expertise and quality for which Whole Foods Market is known. You'll find answers to questions their shoppers ask the most, as well as hundreds of recipes for dishes ranging from soups, salads, pastas, and grains to roll-ups, burgers, finger foods, and one-pot meals.

Pantry stocking advice, food and wine pairings, preparation and storage tips, serving ideas, two comprehensive glossaries, and two-color woodblock illustrations lend the book the same pleasant, homey feeling you get from a visit to a Whole Foods Market store.

"Whole Foods Market" is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods. Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, the company now operates more than 130 stores in the United States under the names of Whole Foods Market, Bread & Circus "RM," Fresh Fields "RM", and Wellspring "RM." "

Call number: TX741 .P47 2002

Homosexuality & Civilization - "How have major civilizations of the last two millennia treated people who were attracted to their own sex? In a narrative tour de force, Louis Crompton chronicles the lives and achievements of homosexual men and women alongside a darker history of persecution, as he compares the Christian West with the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, Arab Spain, imperial China, and pre-Meiji Japan."

Call number: HQ76.25 .C76 2003

Spirit of the Harvest: North American Indian Cooking - "A carefully researched book, Spirit of the Harvest presents 150 authentic recipes from the Chippewa, Sioux, Comanche, Hopi, and other North American tribes. Navajo Peach Crisp, Ember Roasted Buffalo, and Iroquois Leaf Bread are among the unusual recipes offered. A portion of future royalties will be donated to the Museum of the American Indian. 50 full-color photographs. Full-color map."

Call number: TX715 .C8694

Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting - "From Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaeological sites in China - including many resources never before available to Western scholars - as well as on collections in other countries, the authors present and analyze the very best examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of China's pictorial art available today."

Call number: ND1040 .T48 2002

The Art of Poetry: How to Read a Poem - "Anyone who has been asked to read and understand a poem has probably wondered: What does this really mean? Have I understood this the way I was supposed to? Did I get it? As the least literal of all of forms of creative writing, poetry is for many readers also the most cryptic. Confronted by the mysteries of poetic interpretation, some people are intrigued, some become addicted, others are left frustrated. Shira Wolosky's accessibly written book, The Art of Poetry, provides a road map of the poetic form that will help its readers understand and enjoy poetry.

The Art of Poetry offers a step-by-step introduction to skills for reading poetry, working progressively from smaller units such as the individual word, the line, and the image to larger ones, such as verse forms, voice and gender, and metrical patterns. These basic skills of poetic analysis are presented in conjunction with a selection of poems that acquaints the reader with the great lyric poets in the English and American tradition. As a whole, The Art of Poetry presents a vision of poetry as dynamic, historical, and culturally engaged."

Call number: PE1505 .W55 2001

de Kooning: An American Master - "The first major biography of one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Ten years in the making, this exhaustively researched biography is a masterful portrait of the abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning, who arrived in New York as a stowaway from Rotterdam in 1926 and underwent a long struggle to become a painter. During the Depression he was a central figure in the bohemian world of downtown New York, surviving on WPA and commercial work and slowly gathering the support of established artists and critics. By 1948, with his successful first show, he took his place as the romantic and charismatic leader of the New York School just when American art was beginning to dominate the international scene. Dashingly handsome, de Kooning had a tumultuous marriage to Elaine Marie Fried, an acclaimed painter herself. Days were spent painting powerful abstractions and intense, disturbing pictures of women--and nights were spent living on the edge, drinking, womanizing, and talking at the Cedar Bar with such friends as Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, and Frank O'Hara. In the 1960s, exhausted by the feverish art world, he retreated to Long Island, where he painted an extraordinary series of pastorals. In the 1980s, as he slowly declined into Alzheimer's, he created a late style of haunting, ethereal work. This is an authoritative and illuminating exploration of the art, life, and world of Willem de Kooning."

Call number: N6537.D43 S74 2004

All Work and No Play...: How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers - "Educators, neurologists, and psychologists explain how the high-stakes testing movement, and the race to wire classrooms, is actually stunting our children's intellects, blocking brain development and sometimes fueling mental illness. These experts, including a Pulitzer-Prize nominee, explain why play is not a luxury, but rather a necessity of learning."

Call number: LB1139.25 .A44 2003

Win-Win Ecology: How the Earth's Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise - "A professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona offers guidelines to achieve practical improvements to the environment while still allowing for human progress."

Call number: QH75 .R69 2003

Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America - " A critique of arguments in favor of the electoral college and a persuasive argument for direct election of the president
Americans currently choose their president through the electoral college, an extraordinarily complex mechanism that may elect a candidate who does not receive the most votes. In this provocative book, George Edwards III argues that--contrary to what supporters of the electoral college claim--there is no real justification for a system that might violate majority rule.
Drawing on systematic data, Edwards finds that the electoral college does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, does not provide presidents with effective coalitions for governing, and does little to protect the American polity from the alleged harms of direct election of the president. In fact, the electoral college distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states and some large ones and pay little attention to minorities, and it encourages third parties to run presidential candidates and discourages party competition in many states.
Edwards demonstrates effectively that direct election of the president without a runoff maximizes political equality and eliminates the distortions in the political system caused by the electoral college."

Call number: JK529 .E38 2004

Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College - "The distinguished contributors to this instructive volume -- including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Michael Barone, and Walter Berns -- show why it would be folly to abolish the Electoral College by explaining not only its historical and cultural significance, but also its contemporary role in instilling a measure of stability and sanity to our electoral and party systems. This is the definitive volume for all those interested in the logic, and continuing importance of this unique American political institution."

Call number: JK1976 .S43 2001

Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage - "Millie Acevedo bore her first child before the age of 16 and dropped out of high school to care for her newborn. Now 27, she is the unmarried mother of three and is raising her kids in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Would she and her children be better off if she had waited to have them and had married their father first? Why do so many poor American youth like Millie continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? Over a span of five years, sociologists Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas talked in-depth with 162 low-income single moms like Millie to learn how they think about marriage and family. "Promises I Can Keep offers an intimate look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the most extensive on-the-ground study to date of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead."

Call number: HQ759.45 .E35 2005

Peace Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End - "Deepak Chopra's passionate new book, "Peace Is the Way, was inspired by a saying from Mahatma Gandhi: "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." In a world where every path to peace has proved futile, the one strategy that hasn't been tried is the way of peace itself. "We must not bring one war to an end, or thirty," Chopra tells us, "but the idea of war itself."
How can this be done?
By facing the truth that war is satisfying, and then substituting new satisfactions so that violence is no longer appealing. "War has become a habit. We reach for it the way a chain smoker reaches for a cigarette, promising to quit but somehow never kicking the habit." But Chopra tells us that peace has its own power, and our task now is to direct that power and multiply it one person at a time.
Behind the numbing headlines of violence running out of control there are unmistakable signs of a change--Chopra believes that a majority of people are ready to see an end to war. "Right now 23 million soldiers serve in armies around the world. Can't we find ten times that number who will dedicate themselves to peace? A hundred times?"
"Peace Is the Way challenges each of us to take the next leap in personal evolution. "You aren't asked to be a saint, or to give up any belief. You are only asked to stop reacting out of fear, to change your allegiance from violence to peace." In a practical seven-step program, Chopra shows the reader how to become a true peacemaker. "Violence may be innate in human nature, but so is its opposite: love. The next stage of humanity, the leap which we are poised to take, will be guided by the force of that love." This is more than a hope or an aspiration. It is a newway of being in the world, giving each individual the power to end war in our time."

Call number: BL65.P4 C445 2005

The Supreme Court - "Fifteen years after he became the first sitting Chief Justice to write a book about the United States Supreme Court, William H. Rehnquist has added new chapters and substantially revised his classic work.
The Supreme Court begins with the personal story of William Rehnquist's introduction to the Court as a law clerk to Justice Robert Jackson in 1952. From there it describes the Court's early evolution and function in our small, young democracy. Finally, it explains how the Court operates today.
Using biographical sketches of successive chief justices and associate justices and describing landmark cases, Rehnquist shows us how, as our country has grown and our politics have changed, the Court has moved in tandem with the executive and legislative branches to become the diverse and complex body we see in the present. The dramatic case of Marbury v. Madison, in which the Court first established its authority to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, and the ill-starred Dred Scott decision, which held that Congress might not exclude slavery from a territory-a decision that touched a raw nerve in the national consciousness-are two of the disputes described in detail.
In his intriguing analysis of the growth of our railroad system-which quickly spanned the nation, causing small towns to mortgage their futures for the right to a rail line-Rehnquist shows how first states and cities, and then the national government, sought to regulate this new in-dustry, and how the constitutional questions raised by those regulations were resolved by the Supreme Court. He also treats in detail the relationship between the executive and judicial branches-and the sort of friction between themthat culminated in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Court-packing plan. Finally, the Chief Justice explains how the Supreme Court must necessarily limit itself to deciding cases that have a general public importance be-yond the concerns of the individual litigants.
"The Supreme Court takes us into the Court's conference room and the justices' chambers, providing an instructive view of the operation of the Court on a day-to-day basis. We see the role played by the law clerks, and how the 4,000-odd petitions for certiorari each year are sifted in order to produce the approximately 100 cases the Court hears and decides on their merits. With grace and wit, Rehnquist describes both the least and the most effective methods of oral argument, what happens at the conferences of the justices, how decisions are reached, and how the majority and minority opinions are assigned and circulated.
This is a unique and valuable book, lucid, informative, and a delight to read. It stands as an important work on the operation and history of our highest Court."

Call number: KF8742 .R47 2001

The Africa Cookbook - " In "The Africa Cookbook," culinary historian and cookbook author Jessica B. Harris takes you on a tour of the Motherland, exploring the extraordinary diversity of the cuisines of the continent.

"The Africa Cookbook" features more than 200 traditional and contemporary recipes collected from home kitchens across Africa, including the familiar couscous of Morocco, the savory stews of the eastern grasslands, and the curries and chutneys of the Swahili coasts. From the sophisticated cuisine of Senegal to the creolized food of Mauritius and the Seychelles to the Afrikaner barbecues of South Africa, Harris presents the food of the continent and paints unforgettable portraits of the people who shared their culinary heritage with her. Illustrated with archival postcards from the author's collection, "The Africa Cookbook" celebrates countries whose contributions to the way we eat today have been too long ignored. Now home cooks can sample Potatoes with Mint Leaves and Garlic from Algeria or Senegal's classic Theibou Dienn. Spicy fried oysters with peanut sauce from Togo wakes up the palate, while Mango Cream from Cameroon cools the fire. Carrot Sambal from South Africa makes a piquant side dish, while Kedjenou (chicken stewed with tomato, onions, chile, garlic, and ginger) from C&3244; te d'Ivoire makes an intriguing main course.

A special section of menus using recipes from the book complete with suggestions for appropriate decor and music, makes it easy to plan a variety of African feasts. Harris also includes a glossary of ingredients and utensils, a selection of mail-order sources, and a list of more good reading on African foods."

Call number: TX725.A1 H284

Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages - "Perfectly pristine ingredients, combined sensibly and cooked properly, are the unmistakable hallmarks of the best Italian food. Chef Mario Batali, known to fans far and wide as "Molto Mario" from his appearances on television's Food Network and as chef of New York's much-loved Pó restaurant, has elevated these simple principles to fine art, creating innovative new fare that pays tribute to traditional Italian home cooking in a distinctly modern way. Now, for the first time, more than 200 of his irresistible recipes for fresh pastas, sprightly salads, grilled dishes, savory ragus, and many others are gathered in "Simple Italian Food," a celebration of the flavors and spirit of Italy. Mario draws inspiration for his distinctive dishes from the two "villages" that have left their stamps on his cuisine: Borgo Capanne, the tiny hillside village in Northern Italy where he lived and cooked for several years, and New York's Greenwich Village, where he has ready access to bountiful produce and outstanding artisan-made products; his full-flavored, smartly presented fare combines the best of both worlds. Chapters covering antipasti, pasta and risotto, fish, meat and poultry, contorni (side dishes), and cheese and sweets offer classic dishes such as Baked Lasagne with Asparagus and Pesto and pork loin cooked in caramelized onions and milk alongside Batali's own enticing improvisations -- Penne with Spicy Goat Cheese and Hazelnut Pesto or Tuna Carpaccio with Cucumbers, Sweet Potatoes, and Saffron Vinaigrette. And because his recipes succeed on the strength of their ingredients rather than on virtuoso techniques, home cooks can easily duplicate the clear, clean flavors and livelypresentations that are Mario's signature. Thirty-two pages of color photographs showcase Chef Batali's colorful and approachable recipes."

Call number: TX723 .B327

Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children - "Jo Frost, a.k.a. SuperNanny, is the answer to every stressed-out parent's dreams. In Abc's upcoming primetime tv series by the same name, Jo works miracles on problem children by dispensing hard-won wisdom and reassuring us that parents really do know best. The SuperNanny method gives parents the know-how to tackle problem areas such as mealtime, bath time, bedtime, bedwetting, homework, sibling rivalry, aggressive behavior, or a child who just won't do what he or she is told to do. Divided into action-oriented problem and solution sections, SuperNanny will show parents how to restore harmony and authority in the home using the SuperNanny's ten basic rules."

Call number: HQ769 .F76 2005

The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society - "Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for "real time" coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens "text" to each other day and night. The mobile phone is more than a simple technical innovation or social fad, more than just an intrusion on polite society. This book, based on world-wide research involving tens of thousands of interviews and contextual observations, looks into the impact of the phone on our daily lives. The mobile phone has fundamentally affected our accessibility, safety and security, coordination of social and business activities, and use of public places.
Based on research conducted in dozens of countries, this insightful and entertaining book examines the once unexpected interaction between humans and cell phones, and between humans, period. The compelling discussion and projections about the future of the telephone should give designers everywhere a more informed practice and process, and provide researchers with new ideas to last years.
*Rich Ling (an American working in Norway) is a prominent researcher, interviewed in the new technology article in the November 9 issue of the New York Times Magazine.
*A particularly "good read," this book will be important to the designers, information designers, social psychologists, and others who will have an impact on the development of the new third generation of mobile telephones.
*Carefully and wittily written by a senior research scientist at Telenor, Norway's largest telecommunications company, and developer of the first mobile telephone system that allowed for international roaming."

Call number: HE9713 .L563 2004

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 - "For nearly the past quarter century, while most Americans were unaware, Afghanistan has been the playing field for intense covert operations by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies -- invisible wars that sowed the seeds of the September 11 attacks and that provide its context. From the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, the CIA, KGB, Pakistan's ISI, and Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Department all operated directly and secretly in Afghanistan. They primed Afghan factions with cash and weapons, secretly trained guerrilla forces, funded propaganda, and manipulated politics. In the midst of these struggles bin Laden conceived and then built his global organization. Comprehensively and for the first time, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll tells the secret history of the CIA's role in Afghanistan, including its covert program against Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989, and examines the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998. Based on extensive firsthand accounts, Ghost Wars is the inside story that goes well beyond anything previously published on U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. It chronicles the roles of midlevel CIA officers, their Afghan allies, and top spy masters such as Bill Casey, Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal, and George Tenet. And it describes heated debates within the American government and the often poisonous, mistrustful relations between the CIA and foreign intelligence agencies.

Ghost Wars answers the questions so many have asked since the horrors of September 11: To what extent did America's best intelligence analysts grasp the rising threat of Islamist radicalism? Who tried to stop bin Laden and why did they fail?"

Call number: DS371.2 .C63 2005

Carnegie - "One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who ma his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately gave most of it away.

In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America’ s Gilded Age, exploring the contradictions in the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever known– and earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments."

Call number: CT275.C3 K737 2003

A Classroom of One: How Online Learning Is Changing Our Schools and Colleges - "This is Gene Maeroff's "report from the front" on the short history and status of online learning in the United States and around the world. Maeroff is a reporter who takes you to the schools from Penn State's World Campus to the Florida Virtual School to the newly emerging online learning initiatives in Afghanistan. His journey ultimately provides a snapshot of the way in which technology is changing the minds of people with regard to the nature of higher education. He looks at the method of electronic delivery, the quality of the information being delivered and quality of interaction it engenders. He looks at the way learners are adapting to this new technology and how much responsibility is put on the student's shoulders. Finally, and maybe tellingly, he looks at the business of online learning."

Call number: LC5803.C65 M34 2004

The Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents - " A comforting, practical guide to helping your child deal with anxiety

Fear, worry, stomach pains, self-doubt– – these are all classic symptoms of anxiety in children and teenagers. Anxiety affects both boys and girls, regardless of age, size, intelligence, or family specifics. And the only way your family can be free of anxiety is to confront it every time it appears. This book will show you how.

The bestselling authors of The Anxiety Cure present a reassuring guide to help adults and children understand the way anxiety works. Using characters such as the Dragon and the Wizard, The Anxiety Cure for Kids explains how to overcome the negative impacts of anxiety and turn anxiety into a positive opportunity for the whole family. It outlines specific action steps to regain full control of your anxious child’ s life. You’ ll learn how to communicate effectively with your child, help him or her confront fear, and boost your child’ s feelings of accomplishment and self-esteem. The book also includes helpful advice for anyone who works with anxious children, such as teachers, coaches, therapists, and school nurses. The plentiful exercises and tips reveal how to:

* Recognize the symptoms of anxiety in your child
* Evaluate your child’ s need for medication and/or therapy
* Utilize a journal to gain a clear perspective
* Assess the role of your family in anxiety disorders
* Set goals for the future– – including what to do if anxiety returns

Overcoming anxiety in children takes time and persistence– – but it can be done. By making changes little by little, your child can get well and stay well. The lessons in The Anxiety Cure for Kids have helped many children break free from anxiety and, with your family’ s help, your child will too."

Call number: RJ506.A58 S66 2003

Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism - " ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASE. IT'S TIME WE STARTED TREATING IT LIKE ONE. Science has offered undisputed proof that alcoholism is a disease rather than a weakness of character, yet millions of alcoholics continue to suffer due to inappropriate treatment. Now the co-author of the modern classic Under the Influence has teamed up with prominent alcoholism policy and treatment experts to examine the reasons why alcoholism continues to plague our nation in epidemic proportions.

Based on the latest scientific research, Beyond the Influence clearly explains the neurological nature of the disease and reveals why some people drink addictively while others do not. Beyond the Influence also spells out exactly what needs to be done to treat alcoholism, including:
-- A step-by-step guide to intervention
-- The crucial components of an effective treatment program
-- The most successful types of psychological counseling
-- The spiritual elements essential for recovery
-- Methods for preventing relapses
-- Nontraditional treatments, including diet, exercise, and acupuncture
-- Ways to dispel the liquor-industry myth that alcohol is a benign drug that causes addiction only in those who "abuse" it

Provocative and eye-opening, compelling and compassionate, Beyond the Influence is not only a message of hope for alcoholics -- it is a blueprint for saving lives."

Call number: HV5035 .K53 2000

Rabbit at Rest - "A haunting novel that completes Updike's extraordinary tetralogy chronicling four decades of life in America. In the final novel about ex-basketball player Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the hero has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild while exploring the bleak terrain of late middle age and looking for reasons to live."

Call number: PS3571.P4 R23 1996

The Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program for Total Body and Face Rejuvenation - " We generally believe that lines and wrinkles are an unavoidable part of the aging process. According to Nicholas Perricone, M.D., they are actually due to "inflammation" caused by poor nutrition, pollution, sunlight, irritating skin care treatments, and stress. In fact, this type of inflammation is more than just a beauty problem. This inflammation will damage the cells and organs in the body and also increases the likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.

The good news is the "Perricone Prescription Program can prevent and even reverse these problems. The program will not only produce visible improvement in the skin, it will improve your body's overall health and appearance. Dr. Perricone has developed his own patented skin care products and recommends other products he believes will help to improve skin tone. By following the Perricone Program of diet, topical creams, vitamins, and exercise, you can dramatically reduce lines and wrinkles and achieve a younger look within three days. You will look and feel better than you ever thought possible. Good health and beautiful skin -- an unbeatable combination."

Call number: RA778 .P37 2002

What to Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed: A Practical, Compassionate, and Helpful Guide for Caregivers - "What to Do When Someone You Love is Depressed explains in full and compassionate detail the essential role of the caregiver, or "strengthened ally, " and how important you can be in guiding a loved one through depression. It also teaches you the warning signs of serious illness, how to distinguish between a real depression and a normal case of the blues, how to handle seasonal affective disorder or postpartum depression, how to comfort a depressed person, how to maintain intimacy and communication, how to deal with the mental-health community, the most successful forms of treatment, specific things to say and do that will help, when depression can be dangerous, and what to do if someone you love threatens suicide."

Call number: RC537 .G62 1998

Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Second Edition - "In this classic text, the first full-scale application of cognitive science to politics, George Lakoff analyzes the unconscious and rhetorical worldviews of liberals and conservatives, discovering radically different but remarkably consistent conceptions of morality on both the left and right. For this new edition, Lakoff adds a preface and an afterword extending his observations to major ideological conflicts since the book's original publication, from the impeachment of Bill Clinton to the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath."

Call number: HN90.M6 L34 2002

The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon (with CD) - "Lenny Bruce had the power to provoke laughter and delight from the repressed society of the early 1960s. But he also infuriated authorities; his blunt honesty caused him to be arrested and tried for obscenity in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. These trials made history as a challenge to the First Amendment. This ground-breaking biography, told through text and an accompanying audio CD, allows readers to listen to, laugh with and understand the man whose words had the power to provoke laughter and debate -- as well as shock, outrage and arrests. The one-hour audio CD brings Lenny Bruce's voice to you, including his notorious routines and excerpts from the never-before-released secret tapes of his New York obscenity trial. The Trials of Lenny Bruce is the authoritative work on his career and free-speech battles. It paints a vivid, shocking, hilarious portrait of a man too honest for his time."

Call number: KF224.B78 C65 2002

Call number: KF224.B78 C65 2002 CD (shelved with audiobooks)

Priests: A Calling in Crisis - "For several years now, the Roman Catholic Church and the institution of the priesthood itself have been at the center of a firestorm of controversy. While many of the criticisms lodged against the recent actions of the Church--and a small number of its priests--are justified, the majority of these criticisms are not. Hyperbolic and misleading coverage of recent scandals has created a public image of American priests that bears little relation to reality, and Andrew Greeley's Priests skewers this image with a systematic inside look at American priests today.
No stranger to controversy himself, Greeley here challenges those analysts and the media who parrot them in placing the blame for recent Church scandals on the mandate of celibacy or a clerical culture that supports homosexuality. Drawing upon reliable national survey samples of priests, Greeley demolishes current stereotypes about the percentage of homosexual priests, the level of personal and professional happiness among priests, the role of celibacy in their lives, and many other issues. His findings are more than surprising: they reveal, among other things, that priests report higher levels of personal and professional satisfaction than doctors, lawyers, or faculty members; that they would overwhelmingly choose to become priests again; and that younger priests are far more conservative than their older brethren.
While the picture Greeley paints should radically reorient the public perception of priests, he does not hesitate to criticize the Church's significant shortcomings. Most priests, for example, do not think the sexual abuse problems are serious, and they do not think that poor preaching or liturgy is a problem, though the laity give them very low marks on their ministerial skills. Priests do not listen to the laity, bishops do not listen to priests, and the Vatican does not listen to any of them. With Greeley's statistical evidence and provocative recommendations for change--including a national "Priest Corps" that would offer young men a limited term of service in the Church--"Priests offers a new vision for American Catholics, one based on real problems and solutions rather than on images of a depraved, immature, and frustrated priesthood."

Call number: BX1912.9 .G34 2004

Napoleon Dynamite - "Jared Hess makes an unforgettable directorial debut with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, a hilarious, tender, and original portrait of a truly eccentric character. Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) is a high-school outcast in every sense of the word. More interested in playing tetherball by himself and drawing pictures of his favorite animal, the "liger" (a combination of a lion and a tiger), Napoleon is ignored by everyone in his tiny hometown of Preston, Idaho. At home, things aren't much better. His uber-nerd older brother Kip (Aaron Ruell) and ultra-vain Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) are too busy with their own obsessions to give Napoleon the time of day. It isn't until a new student, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), arrives that Napoleon finds friendship and performs an act of brave defiance that makes him a true hero. Written by Hess and his wife Jerusha, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE brilliantly captures the awkwardness of high school without succumbing to condescension. Most of this can be attributed to Heder, who steps into Napoleon's moon boots with a jaw-dropping flawlessness. The rest of the cast is just as natural, underplaying their roles and letting the comedy unfold without forcing any of the jokes. Add a hilarious soundtrack of 1980s hits and you have an instant classic, a crowd-pleasing riot that has an undeniably universal appeal."

Call number: PN1997 Napol DVD

An Affair to Remember - "In this legendary tearjerker, the world's most eligible bachelor (Cary Grant) is set to marry an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on a luxury liner he meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) and realizes he's engaged to the wrong woman--and she's engaged to the wrong man. They finally agree to spend six months apart; if they still love each other at the end of that time, they will reunite at the top of the Empire State Building. But the path of true love does not always run smooth, and tragedy threatens to tear the couple apart. Leo McCarey directed both the original (LOVE AFFAIR) and this remake, and viewers often amiably battle over which film is the more touching. This much-loved film features the Academy Award-nominated title song and a splendid supporting cast."

Call number: PN1997 Affair DVD

Shakespeare in Love - "In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy, writers Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman ask the question: Who was William Shakespeare's muse? The answer: Viola de Lesseps, a young noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man's stage. The screenwriters deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully illustrates both the early aspirations of the playwright, and a glimpse into the culture of Elizabethan theater. Colorful characters, like the Globe theater owner Henslow (played by Geoffrey Rush), the lead player in the troupe (Ben Affleck), and the Queen herself (Judi Dench), give the cast charm, wit, and feasibility. The young playwright who at the start of the film is experiencing writer's block bursts forth with a lyrical text inspired by the lovely and passionate Viola. Ultimately this film is about the making of a great play, but most importantly it is about the power of words."

Call number: PN1997 Shakes DVD

Sideways - "A divorced school teacher, and failed author, joins up with his buddy who is about to get married and head to wine country for a week of male bonding and wine tasting. What starts out as a whimsical trip to mark the coming milestone in his friend's life quickly dissolves into philosophical discussions and poignant debate. By the end of the week, neither man is convinced that they are on the right track."

Call number: PN1997 Sideways DVD

Saving Private Ryan (D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition) - "Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic Omaha Beach D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Face with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer -- the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage."

Call number: PN1997 Saving DVD

Elf - "Will Ferrell makes yet another memorable splash on the big screen in Jon Favreau's sweet and hilarious Christmas fable. Ferrell is Buddy, an innocent figure who was raised as an elf in the North Pole by his adoptive father, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart). When Buddy discovers that he's actually a human being, he heads to New York City to reunite with his biological father. The trouble is that his dad, Walter (James Caan), is a publishing executive who doesn't have time for anything other than work. Buddy moves in with Walter and his family, and proceeds to teach them a lesson or two about what being a family really means. Meanwhile, he also falls head over heels in love with the incredibly cute department store clerk, Jovie (Zooey Deschanel). By the time Christmas Eve rolls around, the general lack of spirit in the air threatens to ground Santa for the big night. He must rely on Buddy's expertise and overall enthusiasm to ensure that Christmas will be saved once again. Favreau's film is family entertainment at its finest, featuring a performance by Ferrell that is at once innocent, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny. A stellar supporting cast--including Caan, Deschanel, Newhart, and Faizon Love--adds to the film's already overabundant charm."

Call number: PN1997 Elf DVD

The Ox-Bow Incident - "Taking place in 1885 Nevada, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is the harrowing story of two cowboys, Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan), who believe in justice and honor and attempt to quell a lynch mob's thirst for revenge when they believe that a cattleman has been murdered by rustlers. Based tightly on the best-selling book by Walter Van Tilburg Clark and directed by William Wellman, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is an unforgettable film; don't miss the powerful scene in which Anthony Quinn performs surgery on himself--it is an amazing moment in a brilliant film that received a well-deserved Academy Award nomination for Best Picture."

Call number: PN1997 Ox DVD

Hotel Rwanda - "Don Cheadle gives a riveting performance as Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of a European-owned hotel in Rwanda, who created a secret refugee camp for the Tutsi people during the brutal genocide committed against them by the Hutu people in 1994. His efforts helped to save 1200 lives out of close to a million who were killed. HOTEL RWANDA shows this man's courage, while also capturing the political events that occurred between April and September '94. First, United Nations soldiers are restricted from fighting back against Hutu guerillas, even after the Rwandan president is assassinated and the country is thrown into chaos. But as the fighting worsens, all non-Rwandans including UN peacekeepers, Europeans, and Americans are evacuated. This leaves the Tutsi people defenseless against aggressive Hutus who are armed with machine guns and machetes. While working the system with strategic phone calls to powerful international contacts of the hotel, Rusesabagina also uses smart lies and power plays to hold off the Hutus. The morale among the refugees is low, but because they are protected from the inconceivable brutality happening outside the hotel's gates, they maintain a sense of hope. Powerful acting from all cast members, including throngs of children, makes this film touching and believable. Sophie Okonedo offers moving support as Rusesabagina's wife Tatiana, Nick Nolte shows knowing machismo as an American UN officer, and Joaquin Phoenix turns in a heartfelt display as a TV journalist. But it is the delicate treatment that director Terry George gives the insane, helpless situation depicted in HOTEL RWANDA which makes the film so penetrating. While the violence and gore of the genocide play a disturbing part in the film, the focus lies on the heroism of its protagonist and the strength with which he navigates under seemingly impossible odds."

Call number: PN1997 Hotel DVD

Groundhog Day - "Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next morning, ready to leave, he discovers it's February 2 all over again. He tries to tell his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), what's happening, but neither she nor anyone else understands; only he remembers that they've already lived through Groundhog Day. When the same thing happens the next morning, he thinks he's going insane and wreaks havoc all through the town. More and more mornings pass, all of them February 2, and all of them with an ever angrier Phil. Desperate to escape, he even tries suicide, but still another February 2 dawns. As he starts realizing that his exploits are not making time march on any quicker, Phil begins to change his behavior, performing a series of lifesaving tasks until he becomes a model citizen, hoping it will be enough to get him out of Punxsutawney forever. Along the way he learns more about the people around him--and himself--than he ever thought possible. The film is extremely well put together by director Harold Ramis, and the script by Danny Rubin and Ramis is sharp and clever. The actors--many of whom have to perform essentially the same scene over and over again, with only subtle differences--is a riot."

Call number: PN1997 Ground DVD

Ray - "Set in the years between 1935 and 1967; Produced and released in 2004. Jamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul and R&B singer Ray Charles. Skillfully edited and with a keen eye for period detail, the narrative weaves in and out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man's rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the rural south, Charles learns--under the tutelage of his tough-love mother (Sharon Warren)--to turn these handicaps into assets. With this training, Ray eventually plays his way into a major deal with Paramount records and earns icon status as an American legend. Along the way, the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships, manipulative behavior, and struggles with drug and alcohol problems. This is a dynamite film for the music alone (Charles's actual recordings are used in the film), but Foxx's career-benchmark performance transcends RAY's biopic roots, turning this into a piercing, full-on character study: unflinching, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately deeply moving. The sheer joy of Charles's music comes alive in Foxx's movements, and his character matures convincingly and powerfully. A stellar supporting cast is on hand to back him up every step of the way, including Larenz Tate as producer Quincy Jones, and Kerry Washington as Ray's long-suffering wife, Regina."

Call number: PN1997 Ray DVD

Big Fish - "In Tim Burton's family film BIG FISH, a wonderful storyteller named Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who lives in a small town in Alabama, recounts tall tales of his wild worldly adventures. These are shown in flashback with Ewan McGregor playing the young Bloom. Wonderful special effects and vibrant colors that pop off the screen make this Burton film a much sunnier experience than his macabre gems EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE. Yet his signature quirky artistry is unmistakable, and the movie benefits from crisp production values and a loveable, bizarre cast of characters. Told through a series of vignettes, Bloom's stories involve a witch, a giant, a haunted forest, and yes, a big fish. A self-described small-town hero, Bloom explains how he left home at 18 determined to experience anything and everything life could dish out. He worked for the circus, took on daring assignments as a WWII soldier, and rambled across the country as a zany traveling salesman. Utterly unbelievable yet magical and delightful, Bloom's stories just don't translate to his son Will (Billy Crudup) who wants to know his dad's "true" life story. But little by little--through increasingly outlandish tales at which Will cannot resist smirking--the two begin to understand each other, and Bloom weaves his stories into their genealogical fabric."

Call number: PN1997 Big DVD

The Hudsucker Proxy - "THE HUDSUCKER PROXY opens with a spectacular shot of snow falling over a beautiful city; the camera pans in slowly over the rooftops until it comes upon the Hudsucker Industries building, with a huge clock about to ring in the New Year--and a man about to jump to his death. The rest of this hilarious Coen brothers film tells in flashback the fascinating tale of Norville Barnes and what brought him to that ledge. Tim Robbins stars as Barnes, a hick from Muncie, Indiana, intent on becoming a New York City executive. His timing is magical as he enters the doors of Hudsucker Industries just as the Hudsucker board determines it needs a patsy to run the company into the ground so it can buy up shares when the company goes public in a month. He hires Amy (the fast-talking Jennifer Jason Leigh) as his assistant--but unbeknownst to him, she is a reporter trying to expose him. THE HUDSUCKER PROXY is the Coen brothers' madcap romp through 1940s screwball comedy--albeit with a darker edge. The film is highlighted by sparkling art direction, fabulolus sets, snappy dialogue, and terrific supporting turns from Paul Newman, Charles Durning, and Bruce Campbell. Oh, and beware the Blue Letter...."

Call number: PN1997 Hud DVD

Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry - ""Why Marriage Matters" offers a compelling and clear discussion of a question at the forefront of our national consciousness. It is the work of a brilliant civil rights litigator who has dedicated his life to the protection of individuals' rights and our Constitution's commitment to equal justice under the law. Above all, it is a thoughtful, straightforward book that brings into sharp focus the human significance of the right to marry in America -- not just for some couples, but for all.

Whatever your personal beliefs, we all can agree that marriage equality provokes both passion and tension, and looms large in our nation's politics. Marriage means many things to many people -- emotionally, spiritually, intellectually -- but in these pages, Evan Wolfson demonstrates a truth that is undeniable: Marriage is the legal gateway to a vast array of tangible and intangible protections, responsibilities, and benefits, most of which cannot be replicated in any other way.

Wolfson is a formidable legal thinker who has participated in landmark cases to end race discrimination in jury trials, to secure the rights of battered married women, and to challenge the abuse of power at the highest level in government. Now, with extraordinary clarity, fascinating stories, and legal and historical examples, he addresses the questions we as Americans are asking ourselves as we consider how marriage equality will affect our lives. Why is the word "marriage" so important? What are the stakes for America in this civil rights movement? How can people of different faiths reconcile their beliefs with the idea of marriage for same-sex couples? How will allowing gay couples to marry affect children? Hereyou will find thorough, honest answers -- some that may surprise you, some that will persuade you, many that will move you. Wolfson recalls the history of past battles over marriage and movements for equality, and articulates the everyday acts of discrimination that frame this current movement -- acts of discrimination that, if faced by non-gay Americans, would provoke a resounding cry of injustice.

Marriage matters because it is a foundation upon which most Americans build dreams. It is the cornerstone of commitment one individual makes to another -- a commitment we are taught is the highest expression of love, dedication, and responsibility. In this, the most powerful, authoritative, and fairly articulated book on the subject, Wolfson demonstrates why the right to marry is important -- indeed necessary -- for all couples and for America's promise of equality."

Call number: HQ1034.U5 W65 2004

How the Great Pyramid Was Built - "Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig Smith takes an in-depth look at the Great Pyramid of Giza as a massive engineering and construction project. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In a walking tour of the construction of the Great Pyramid, Smith explains how the Egyptians looked carefully at earlier pyramids before planning this masterpiece; never again would they replicate its grandeur and perfection. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's undersecretary of state for the Giza Monuments explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project. In his afterword, well-known Egyptian archaeologist Mark Lehner places Smith's work in the context of recent archaeological thinking about this magnificent and endlessly fascinating site."

Call number: DT63 .S6 2004

Real Women Have Curves - "Ana (America Ferrera) is a beautiful Mexican-American girl who has just completed high school. Living in East L.A. with a hardworking blue collar family, Ana's graduation from an upscale school in Beverly Hills is heralded as a huge accomplishment. At least, that's the way her English teacher and mentor, Mr. Guzman (George Lopez) sees it. He would like Ana to apply to college as he feels that she is a smart and talented student. But Ana's deeply traditional mother, Carmen (Lupe Ontiveros), insists that she stay at home and help her sister working in a dressmaking factory. Ana is strong-willed and sometimes defiant, but she accepts her mother's instructions and works at the factory, simultaneously applying to Columbia University. The sweatshop that her sister operates opens Ana's eyes to the injustices of business. She sees how her sister is mistreated and underpaid by the Bloomingdale's executives who have contracted her to make their dresses. Dresses that cost the factory $18 to make are sold at Bloomie's for $600, and Ana questions where all that money goes. She also awakens her mother, sister, and coworkers to the idea that they are more than just pretty pictures or wives or mothers--they are real people with a lot to offer and they shouldn't be mislead by the body image promoted by stores like Bloomingdales that mass-produce clothing in small sizes for thin women. In the end, Ana learns a lot about herself, her family, and even romance, on her way to seeing herself as a woman. This beautifully filmed, sweet film is directed by Colombian-born Patricia Cardoso, and highlights the superb talent of 17-year-old Ferrera in the role of Ana."

Call number: PN1997 Real DVD

21 Grams - "Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (AMORES PERROS) directs this staggeringly intense drama concerning three families whose lives fatefully intertwine through a series of tragic events. With jumbled chronology that jumps from one shocking event to the next in an increasingly chaotic maelstrom, 21 GRAMS is relentlessly gritty in its content and its aesthetics. The title refers to the amount of weight that a human body loses at the moment death arrives, but the story begs the question How much is gained? Paul (Sean Penn) has less than a month to live, stalled on the waiting list for a heart transplant, and his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is determined to get pregnant with his child before it's too late. Meanwhile, Cristina (Naomi Watts) is a happy mother with a loving husband and two daughters but she loses her family in an instant to an unpredictable accident. Finally, Jack (Benicio Del Toro) is an ex-con and born-again Christian struggling to support his wife and two children while battling his own guilty conscience. When these three parties come together, explosively, they make each other behave in impulsive, violent, and destructive ways. 21 GRAMS takes viewers on a jolting journey through sickness, suffering, morality, revenge, and last but not least, the sometimes welcome peace of death."

Call number: PN1997 21 DVD

Death of a Salesman - "Willy Loman has spent his entire life believing he and his family are bound for greatness. Struggling day to day as a traveling salesman, Willy begins to lose touch with reality and drifts away into the past. Meanwhile his family, including wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, attempts to cope with Willy's self-destruction and the still-lingering ghosts of the past. Arthur Miller's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play is brought to the screen with a powerhouse performance by Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman, who earned Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for this role. The stellar supporting cast features Kate Reid, Charles Durning, Stephen Lang, and in his first breakout role, John Malkovich as Biff, all guided by internationally-acclaimed director Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum) and a haunting score by legendary composer Alex North (Spartacus)."

Call number: PN1997 Death DVD

 

Schindler's List - "Based on a true story, SCHINDLER’S LIST is Steven Spielberg’s epic drama of World War II Holocaust survivors and the man who unexpectedly came to be their savior. Unrepentant womanizer and war profiteer Oskar Schindler uses Polish Jews as cheap labor to produce cookware for the Third Reich. But after witnessing the violent liquidation of the walled ghetto where the Krakow Jews have been forced to live, Schindler slowly begins to realize the immense evil of Nazism. When his employees are sent to a work camp, they come under the terrorizing reign of sadistic Nazi Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes). With the help of his accountant, Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), Schindler creates a list of "essential" Jews. Bribing Goeth, Schindler manages to get 1,100 people released from the camp and brought to the safety of his munitions factory in Czechoslovakia. Spielberg's glorious film is wondrously evocative, visually stunning, and emotionally stirring."

Call number: PN1997 Schi DVD

Hamlet - "Acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli teamed with Mel Gibson for this energetic, earthy adaptation of the classic Shakespeare tragedy. From study abroad, the young Prince of Denmark returns home to find his mother has married his uncle, and his father's ghost is urging him to action; but what action? Gibson brings real gusto to Hamlet's anguish, and makes this full-blooded translation roar with life. Glenn Close, as his mother, and Helena Bonham Carter, as Ophelia, both lend excellent support. This is Shakespeare with teeth; it should please both students and casual filmgoers."

Call number: PN1997 Ham DVD

Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions - "How can the state of our mind affect the state of our body? Our daily lives pose a constantly changing set of challenges that evoke our emotions and sometimes cause us distress. These experiences can alter the state of our bodies, and as a result affect our health.
Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions, Second Edition examines the biological links between ouremotions and changes in our health. Author William R. Lovallo provides an introduction to the concept of psychological stress, its physiological manifestations, and its effects on health and disease. The book concentrates on the psychophysiological relationship between cognitions, emotions, brain functions, and the peripheral mechanisms by which the body is regulated."

Call number: QP82.2.S8 L68 2005

The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 1864 - "The second volume in Gordon C. Rhea's peerless five-book series on the Civil War's 1864 Overland Campaign abounds with Rhea's signature detail, innovative analysis, and riveting prose. Here Rhea examines the maneuvers and battles from May 7, 1864, when Grant left the Wilderness, through May 12, when his attempt to break Lee's line by frontal assault reached a chilling climax at what is now called the Bloody Angle. Drawing exhaustively upon previously untapped materials, Rhea challenges conventional wisdom about this violent clash of titans to construct the ultimate account of Grant and Lee at Spotsylvania."

Call number: E476.52 .R46 1997

Team Rodent - "The title and subtitle say it all. Hiaasen takes an unflinching look at the Disney monolith -- how it's destroying the ecology, creating an unhealthy environment (physically and morally) wherever it puts roots down, and how it has taken over the media. Hiaasen argues that Team Rodent has already ruined Florida, New York, Southern California, and France and now has its eyes (and ears) on most of the rest of the world."

Call number: PN1999 .W27 H53

Discoveries: Leonardo Da Vinci - "Scientist, painter, philosopher, anatomist, astronomer, engineer, inventor, courtier: Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance. This book surveys the life and work of a unique genius, from his childhood in Italy to his death in France. More than a biography, it sets his life in the context of the great courts he visited: Medici Florence, ducal Milan, royal France. Written for both younger and adult audiences, it presents a readable discussion of Leonardo's complex art, life, and thought, explores his ground-breaking research in medicine, hydraulics, metal-casting, mechanics, painting techniques, architecture, and the new science of warfare and weaponry, and examines his place in intellectual and art history."

Call number: N6923 .L33 V4913

Families by Law: An Adoption Reader - "Since the mid-19th century, American law has recognized adoption as a way to create parent-child relationships. As the product of law, rather than blood, adoptive families have become a focal point for debates about the meaning of family, the rights and responsibilities of parents, and the best interests of children.

Families by Law brings together diverse perspectives on contemporary aspects of adoption law and practice. Following a historical overview of adoption in American law and society, the reader presents different responses to concerns about who may place children for adoption, the status of birth parents, who may adopt, and the legal and psychosocial consequences of adoption. The new frontiers of adoption are explored: from transracial and intercountry adoption, adoption by same sex couples, and the adoption of children with special needs, to the movements for opening records and maintaining post-adoption contact between adoptive and birth families. The relationship between adoption and assisted reproductive technologies is discussed, as are feminist, economic, and philosophical perspectives on adoption and procreation. The volume includes statutes and cases, advocacy organization statements, and pieces from legal scholars, social scientists, philosophers, psychologists, and sociologists in order to provide a wealth of information about the contemporary dimensions of adoption.

Families by Law provides undergraduates, as well as law, social welfare, and public policy graduate students and others interested in family relationships with a multifaceted context for understanding the complexities of contemporary family life."

Call number: KF545 .F36 2004

AIDS, Sexuality and Gender in Africa: Collective Strategies and Struggles in Tanzania and Zambia - Table of Contents: Perspectives on gender and AIDS in Africa -- Responses to the AIDS epidemic in Tanzania and Zambia -- AIDS in Kapulanga, Mongu: poverty, neglect and gendered patterns of blame -- Sinners and outsiders: the drama of AIDS in Rungwe -- AIDS in Kanyama: contested sexual practice and the gendered dynamics of community interventions -- Target practice: gender and generational struggles in AIDS prevention work in Lushoto -- Reconciling individual costs with collective benefits: women organising against AIDS in Mansa --AIDS activism in Dar es Salaam: many struggles; a single goal -- The struggle continues: some conclusions.

Call number: RA644.A25 A37636 2000

Reading the Past: Cuneiform - "The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 BC to AD 75. This book surveys the development of the script from the earliest pictographic signs to the latest astronomical tablets and the process by which it came to be used for writing many different Near Eastern languages. Sample texts show how the script is analysed into words and syllables and how to read the names of the most famous kings as they appear on monuments. In addition, extracts from contemporary Sumerian literature and school texts give an account of the training of the scribes, and the various types of inscription they wrote are illustrated. The decipherment of cuneiform is explained and--for the collector--some guidelines for the identification of fake inscriptions are given."

Call number: P211 .W35

The Invention of Cuneiform: Writing in Sumer - " As the first known system of writing, the cuneiform symbols traced in Sumerian clay more than six millennia ago were once regarded as a simplistic and clumsy attempt to record in linear form the sounds of a spoken language. More recently, scholars have acknowledged that early Sumerian writing--far from being a primitive and flawed mechanism that would be "improved" by the Phoenicians and Greeks--in fact represented a complete written language system, not only meeting the daily needs of economic and government administration, but also providing a new means of understanding the world.

In "The Invention of Cuneiform" Jean-Jacques Glassner offers a compelling introduction to this seminal era in human history. Returning to early Mesopotamian texts that have been little studied or poorly understood, he traces the development of writing from the earliest attempts to the sophisticated system of roughly 640 signs that comprised the Sumerian repertory by about 3200 B.C. Glassner further argues -- with an occasional nod to Derrida -- that the invention of writing had a deeper metaphysical significance. By bringing the divinely ordained spoken language under human control, Sumerians were able to "make invisibility visible," separating themselves from the divine order and creating a new model of power."

Call number: P211 .G5413 2003

Whole Food Facts: The Complete Reference Guide - "No kitchen should be without this A-Z reference guide to natural foods. From amazake to shiitake, it offers up-to-date information on selecting and preparing all kinds of whole foods. Includes detailed nutritional charts."

Call number: TX369 .R64

The Weekend Crafter: Paper Crafting: 20 Projects to Fold, Cut, Mold, Weave & Pierce - "These quick weekend paper projects will surprise you with their versatility. “[Explores] wonderful art papers, cardstock, and decorative papers...Taylor’s book, part of a popular series from Lark, has projects for game boards, table accessories, and three-dimensional items....[It is] suitable for beginners"

Call number: TT870 .T395 2003

The Weekend Crafter: Woodcarving: 20 Great Projects for Beginners & Weekend Carvers - "An excellent survey of the most common carving styles. Step-by-step instructions and colorful photos. Hillyer crams a remarkable amount of information into 80 pages"

Call number: TT199.7 .H555 2002

Super Size Me - "In this hilarious yet informative documentary, debut director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. Eating three meals a day exclusively from McDonald's, Spurlock's health quickly deteriorates. The film documents the process from beginning to end, with Spurlock and his doctors making observations and monitoring the changes to his energy level, moods, liver and kidney function, and obviously his weight. As viewers might predict, Spurlock gains weight at an alarming rate, and during this process he offers a shocking lesson about the serious problem of obesity in America. Clearly McDonald's receives the brunt of the blame, as Spurlock shows how the fast-food restaurant directs its advertising at small children, who are converted into faithful consumers of the brand--and its free toy giveaways, bright colors, and Ronald McDonald clown--for life. Spurlock also examines the quality of the food itself, showing the processes by which favorite products like McNuggets are made. He also shows the proliferation of McDonald's chains both in the U.S. and worldwide. Meanwhile, Spurlock's girlfriend--a vegan chef--observes Spurlock's experiment with disgust and disdain, providing one of many comic elements to the film. Educational, fun, and at times downright gross, SUPER SIZE ME takes a different approach to illustrating America's obsession with fast food."

Call number: TX945.5 .M33 S87 2004 DVD

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - "ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract, inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works off of a relatively complex idea that is easier explained through language of film than through words. In its most basic description, Joel (Jim Carrey) is undergoing a medical procedure to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet). However, while he is unconscious and the procedure is underway, he takes a journey through his mind, reliving moments with Clementine for fear of losing her forever. Using disjointed sound and action, foggy periods indicating Joel's confusion, and flashbacks to childhood where objects appear much bigger than they are to adult eyes, the cinematography communicates Joel's dilemma with visual hilarity. Only occasionally is the film laugh-out-loud funny; instead it is much more deeply and darkly amusing as the absurdity of the situation grows. ETERNAL SUNSHINE is nothing short of brilliant--a credit to director Michel Gondry (who has a topnotch reputation for his aesthetic music videos by artists such as Bjork). Carrey is wonderfully understated in the role of a simpleminded nice guy, and his signature goofiness is used only a handful of times. Winslet lights up the screen with her blue hair and orange sweatshirt, playing a lively free spirit and loose cannon. There are also strong supporting performances by Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo, along with an excellent score by Jon Brion and a peppy soundtrack including songs by E.L.O. and The Polyphonic Spree. The film's conclusion promises to satisfy viewers; it offers a beautiful metaphor for the end of a love affair that brings perfect closure to this excellent film."

Call number: PN1997 Eter 2004 DVD

Bend It Like Beckham - "Like most everyone else in England, Jess Bahmra (Parminder Nagra) idolizes professional British football player David Beckham. But Jess is different from most fans; she's a talented player in her own right. Unfortunately, her traditional Indian parents (Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan) have other plans for their youngest daughter. They expect Jess to follow in the footsteps of her sister, Pinky (Archie Panjabi), who is preparing to marry in a traditional Indian wedding. When Jess meets Jules (Keira Knightley), who plays for a local female football team, she pursues her own dream and begins to play, keeping her participation a secret from her parents and often leading to disastrous results. To complicate matters even more, both Jess and Jules are enamored with their coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Ultimately, Jess has to decide whether to live life on her terms or act in accordance with her parents' wishes. This charming coming-of-age tale is also an intriguing look at Indian culture in England. Juliet Stevenson is superb as Jules' tarty, ultra-feminine mother. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM is directed, written, and produced by Gurinder Chadha (BHAJI ON THE BEACH, WHAT'S COOKING?), and marks the first English feature film appearance from Bollywood icon Anupam Kher."

Call number: PN1997 Beck 2003 DVD

Girl with a Pearl Earring - "Set in 17th-century Holland, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING follows the life of Griet (Scarlett Johansson), a young woman who must work as a maid to help her family make ends meet. Seeking employment at the home of renowned painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth), Griet finds most of the household, including Vermeer's ever-pregnant wife (Essie Davis) and stern mother-in-law (Judy Parfitt), to be difficult and even hostile. However, she does form a unique bond with Vermeer himself, but this connection threatens to cause grief for both Griet and Vermeer. Complicating matters even further is attention from both Vermeer's wealthy patron Van Ruijven (Tom Wilkinson) and the charming local butcher's son (Cillian Murphy). Adapted from the book by Tracy Chevalier and helmed by first-time director Peter Webber, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING creates a back story for Vermeer's famous painting of the same name. Johansson is excellent in her quiet, understated role, while Firth is suitably moody and enigmatic. However, the visuals are the true highlights of this remarkably photographed movie; Webber and, most notably, cinematographer Eduardo Serra establish a beautifully historic look and film every scene as if it were a series of gorgeous paintings in the style of that era. As a portrait of the life behind a portrait, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING is an intriguing study of both art and desire."

Call number: PN1997 Girl 2004 DVD

The Passion of the Christ - "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay--PASSION uses flashbacks to substantiate a handful of pertinent moments in Jesus' life and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, as well as his relationships with his mother and his disciples. Still, the drama focuses on the seemingly endless torture inflicted upon Jesus by Roman soldiers at the urging of the Jewish crowd that considers him a blasphemer, despite the attempts of a sympathetic Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) to spare him from death. The faint of heart should be prepared for the brutal, barbaric beatings that Christ endures. Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, and Hristo Jivkov are touching as Mary, Magdalene, and John respectively, who are devastated by Jesus' fate yet aware that they can do nothing to change it. Performed in Aramaic and Latin with English subtitles, Gibson's labor of love is sure to prompt discussion and debate as to historical and Biblical fact."

Call number: PN1997 Pass 2004 DVD

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - "Based on a series of books by Patrick O'Brian, and directed by Peter Weir, MASTER AND COMMANDER plunges viewers deep into the story of a British Navy ship at sea during the Napoleonic war. Russell Crowe stars as Aubrey, the charismatic captain who wrestles with issues like honor, pride, duty, sacrifice and loyalty while using ingenious tactics to engage his prey--a much larger and better-equipped French Man o' War. Paul Bettany plays his friend, the ship's doctor, who cautions Aubrey about letting revenge cloud his judgement after the French Man o' War almost sinks them in an early battle. Before the incredibly intense final skirmish the men battle a raging storm, launch an excursion to the Galapagos Islands, find time for grog-enhanced merriment, and endure some primitive surgery. Weir fills the film with a rich wealth of period detail, convincing dialogue and the same haunting, dreamlike mood that has informed his best films, like PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, THE LAST WAVE and THE TRUMAN SHOW. The wealth of sounds and sights on display are so evocative one can practically smell the salt air and feel the heave of the ocean beneath their seats. Russell is intense and inspiring as Aubrey and Bettany proves a worthy match. MASTER AND COMMANDER is another triumph for Weir, and further evidence of his ability to fuse poetic realism with rousing entertainment."

Call number: PN1997 Mast 2004 DVD

Elizabeth - "The story of Queen Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation, up to the formation of her reputation as England's stern "Virgin Queen". A lush portrait of history, full of pomp, intrigue, and romance and anchored by Blanchett's award-winning performance and colorful direction from Indian newcomer Kapur. "

Call number: PN1997 Eliz 2003 DVD

 

Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together - "This is Bernsteins moving account of how he came to terms with his daughter's homosexuality and how the experience has enriched his life. Bernstein discusses the myths surrounding homosexuality, accepting the news, parents who speak out, public figures who have gay children, and more."

Call number: HQ759.9145 .B47 2003

The Sacred Art of Dying: How World Religions Understand Death - "Examines how each of the major religions looks at death by including stories, teachings, and rituals which present a comparative religious meaning of death and afterlife. Written in textbook style with journal exercises at the end of each chapter."

Call number: BL504 .K73

Teens in Turmoil: A Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Their Families - "helps concerned parents turn fear and desperation into hope and action. Maxym and York guide parents in charting a course to getting their families--and teens--back on track."

Call number: HQ799.15 .M372 2000

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction - "Since Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show in 1999, its ratings have soared and it now beats CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News among young adults in its time slot. In 2003, the show won two Emmy Awards and two Television Critics Association Awards. In 2001, the show won a writing Emmy and a Peabody for its 2000 election coverage.

Timed to coincide with the height of the 2004 presidential election campaign, this book offers insights into America's unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring modern urban myths."

Call number: PN6231.P6 S843 2004

Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior-Anytime, Anyplace - "America's top jury consultant, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, can literally read a person like a book. By decoding the hidden messages in appearance, tone of voice, facial expression, and personal habits, she has accurately predicted the behavior of jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and judges in some of the most celebrated trials of the past two decades. Now, in this bestselling book, she applies the secrets of her extraordinary success to the everyday situations we all face at work, at home, and in relationships."

Call number: BF698.4 .D53 1999

Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: The Global Politics of Population Control - "probes world patterns of population and reproduction control and its meaning for the future. Rapid population growth is here linked to economic and social problems in chapters which provide strong keys to understanding world population patterns."

Call number: HQ766 .H38

Copeland's Cure: Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine - "Today, one out of every three Americans uses some form of alternative medicine, either along with their conventional ("standard," "traditional") medications or in place of them. One of the most controversial-as well as one of the most popular-alternatives is homeopathy, a wholly Western invention brought to America from Germany in 1827, nearly forty years before the discovery that germs cause disease. Homeopathy is a therapy that uses minute doses of natural substances-minerals, such as mercury or phosphorus; various plants, mushrooms, or bark; and insect, shellfish, and other animal products, such as Oscillococcinum. These remedies mimic the symptoms of the sick person and are said to bring about relief by "entering" the body's "vital force." Many homeopaths believe that the greater the dilution, the greater the medical benefit, even though often not a single molecule of the original substance remains in the solution.
In "Copeland's Cure, Natalie Robins tells the fascinating story of homeopathy in this country; how it came to be accepted because of the gentleness of its approach-Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were outspoken advocates, as were Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Daniel Webster. We find out about the unusual war between alternative and conventional medicine that began in 1847, after the AMA banned homeopaths from membership even though their medical training was identical to that of doctors practicing traditional medicine. We learn how homeopaths were increasingly considered not to be "real" doctors, and how "real" doctors risked expulsion from the AMA if they even consulted with a homeopath.
At the center of "Copeland's Cure is RoyalSamuel Copeland, the now-forgotten maverick senator from New York who served from 1923 to 1938. Copeland was a student of both conventional and homeopathic medicine, an eye surgeon who became president of the American Institute of Homeopathy, dean of the New York Homeopathic Medical College, and health commissioner of New York City from 1918 to 1923 (he instituted unique approaches to the deadly flu pandemic). We see how Copeland straddled the worlds of politics (he befriended Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, among others) and medicine (as senator, he helped get rid of medical "diploma mills"). His crowning achievement was to give homeopathy lasting legitimacy by including all its remedies in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
Finally, the author brings the story of clashing medical beliefs into the present, and describes the role of homeopathy today and how some of its practitioners are now adhering to the strictest standards of scientific research-controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical studies."

Call number: RX66.C67 R63 2005

Judging School Discipline: The Crisis of Moral Authority - "Judging School Discipline is a powerfully reasoned account of how decades of mostly well-intended litigation have eroded the moral authority of teachers and principals and degraded the quality of American education. In a rigorous analysis enriched by vivid descriptions of individual cases, the book explores 1,200 cases in which a school's right to control students was contested."

Call number: LC311 .A78 2003

Pirates of the Digital Millennium: How the Intellectual Property Wars Damage Our Personal Freedoms, Our Jobs, and the World Economy - "An expose of the fight over intellectual property, this title discusses what can be done to reduce the theft of intellectual property. The issue is examined from every perspective: consumers, business, law, ethics, and geopolitics."

Call number: K1485 .G36 2005

The Stem Cell Controversy: Debating the Issues - "Recent advances in medical research have shown that embryonic stem cells can be used to treat some of the most debilitating diseases, notably Parkinson's disease, spinal injuries, and nerve cell damage. Yet the troubling ethical downside of this promising technology is that up till now the main source of stem cells has been tissue taken from aborted fetuses. This practice has raised sharp criticisms from opponents of abortion who charge that science is capitalizing on an abhorrent procedure. Proponents of stem cell research argue that scientists are making legitimate use of already aborted fetuses and it is unfair to deprive those suffering from serious diseases and injuries of a potentially revolutionary therapy. The issue became so divisive that in August 2001, President Bush addressed the nation on new developments in stem cell research and the ethical dilemmas this technology poses. Should such research be permitted? What, if any, moral, religious or political objections might be raised?

Philosophers Michael Ruse and Christopher A. Pynes have compiled this valuable collection of articles by noted experts to address all aspects of this question by examining one of today's most challenging and fiercely debated new areas of science. They explain the scientific research, explore the medical promise that it offers, and present the many sides of the ethical, religious, and policy debate. The contributors--scientists, medical practitioners, philosophers, theologicans, historians, and policy analysts--offer a variety of perspectives, to give readers the critical tools they need to shape an informed position on the topic. This important resource will be useful and accessible to educated readers with no prior knowledge of this contentious issue. "

Call number: QH587 .S723 2003

Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison - "In this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul."

Call number: HV8666 .F6813 1995

Open Adoption Experience : Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families - "Two leading experts provide an authoritative and reassuring guide to the issues and concerns of adoptive and birth families through all stages of the open adoption relationship, from making the decision through the child's growing years."

Call number: HV875 .M396 1993

I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World - "Based on Dr. Marguerite A. Wright's research and clinical experience working as a child psychologist, I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla teaches us that the color-blindness of early childhood can, and must, be taken advantage of in order to guide the positive development of a child's self-esteem.I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla is filled with practical, positive, and creative ideas for handling common situations such as what to do when your child says she wants a white doll; how to deal with relatives and friends who compare your children's skin colors and hair textures; and how to discipline your children so that they can grow up with self respect. Teachers will gain valuable insights about how preconceptions can contribute to a child's success or failure and how to handle discipline problems in the classroom. Wright answers some fundamental questions about children and race including What do children know and understand about the color of their skin? When do children understand the concept of race? Are there warning signs that a child is being adversely affected by racial prejudice? How can adults avoidinstilling in children their own negative perceptions and prejudices? What can parents do to prepare their children to overcome the racism they are likely to encounter? How can schools lessen the impact of racism?With wisdom and compassion, Im Chocolate, Youre Vanilla spells out how to educate black and biracial children about race, while preserving their innate resilience and optimism -- the birthright of all children."

Call number: BF723.R3 W75 2000

Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror - "Though U.S. leaders try to convince the world of their success in fighting al Qaeda, one anonymous member of the U.S. intelligence community would like to inform the public that we are, in fact, losing the war on terror. Further, until U.S. leaders recognize the errant path they have irresponsibly chosen, he says, our enemies will only grow stronger. According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe--"at the urging of U.S. leaders--"that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Blustering political rhetoric informs the public that the Islamists are offended by the Western world's democratic freedoms, civil liberties, inter-mingling of genders, and separation of church and state. However, although aspects of the modern world may offend conservative Muslims, no Islamist leader has fomented jihad to destroy participatory democracy, for example, the national association of credit unions, or coed universities. Instead, a growing segment of the Islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific U.S. policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications. Capitalizing on growing anti-U.S. animosity, Osama bin Laden's genius lies not simply in calling for jihad, but in articulating a consistent and convincing case that Islam is under attack by America. Al Qaeda's public statements condemn America's protection of corrupt Muslim regimes, unqualified support for Israel, the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, and a further litany of real-world grievances. Bin Laden's supporters thus identify their problem and believe their solution lies in war. Anonymous contends they will go to anylength, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, their communities, and their religion. Unless U.S. leaders recognize this fact and adjust their policies abroad accordingly, even moderate Muslims will join the bin Laden camp."

Call number: HV6432 .I47 2004

Making Mosaics: Designs, Techniques & Projects - "Innovative techniques, in tandem with striking and original designs, will make you revel in the creative pleasure of fashioning beautiful mosaics. An overview covers four basic mosaic methods: pique assiette, which uses fragments from plates, mugs, and pictures; direct (just lay it down and glue); indirect, where the work is done on a temporary surface before being cemented; and three dimensional applications. Magically transform everyday objects into art by replacing a standard kitchen counter with one covered in fragments of stone, glass, and pottery, or turning a simple lamp into a finely crafted sculpture. For additional inspiration, 50 artists provide invaluable hints and tricks of the trade.

"Of greatest use to beginners. The dozen projects will introduce first-time mosaicists to the art without...frustration."--Booklist"

Call number: TT910 .D53 1997

Akhenaten: King of Egypt - "The revolutionary cult of sun-worship that Akhenaten introduced, and such contentious issues as the role of Nefertiti as a goddess, the dominant part played by plague during Akhenaten's reign, and likely events of the king's twilight years are treated with new insight and set within the framework of an authoritative overview of the entire period."

Call number: DT87.4 .A24

Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched - "Drawing on cultural theory and interviews with fans, cast members, and producers, this book places the reality TV trend within a broader social context, tracing its relationship to the development of a digitally enhanced, surveillance-based interactive economy and to a savvy mistrust of mediated reality in general. Surveying several successful reality-TV formats, the book links the rehabilitation of Big Brother to the increasingly important economic role played by the work of being watched. The author enlists critical social theory to examine how the appeal of the real is deployed as a pervasive but false promise of democratization."

Call number: PN1992.8 .R43 A53 2004

At Issue: Reality TV - "America's major networks are flooding the airwaves with reality TV. Programs such as Joe Millionaire, The Bachelorette, and Survivor have taken over prime time viewing. In this timely anthology, authors explore the complex issues surrounding this new entertainment genre."

Call number: PN1992.8 .R43 R44 2004

Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill - "For four years, Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Traveling extensively -- to refugee camps in Lebanon, to religious schools in Pakistan, to prisons in Amman, Asqelon, andPensacola -- she discovered that the Islamic jihadi in the mountains of Pakistan and the Christian fundamentalist bomber in Oklahoma have much in common.

Stern's extensive interactions with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror, and enable her to suggest how terrorism might most effectively be countered. A crucial book on terror, Terror in the Name of God is a brilliant and thought-provoking work."

Call number: BL65.T47 S74 2004

On Intelligence - "From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines. Written with acclaimed science writer Blakeslee, this text promises to transfigure the possibilities of the technology age."

Call number: QP376 .H294 2004

Policies for an Aging Society - " One in eight Americans today is over the age of 65, and the proportion will increase dramatically in the future. The aging of the population has begun to drive tax and budget decisions and the federal policy agenda, as policy makers and voters look ahead to enormous demands on the health and income security programs. Indeed, it is projected that Medicare and Social Security will constitute nearly half the federal budget in the year 2030, when one in five Americans will be over 65.

In "Policies for an Aging Society," Stuart H. Altman and David I. Shactman have gathered experts in public and health policy, economics, law, and management to identify the salient issues and explore realistic options. From positions ranging from liberal to conservative, the contributors take a wide view of the philosophical, economic, and programmatic aspects of the social protection programs for elderly Americans. They ask broad questions and propose integrated conceptions of how our society can best provide for the needs of its aging population."

Call number: HQ1064.U5 P62 2002

Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act Is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools - "A citizens' guide to what's wrong with the nation"s radical federal education legislation--and a passionate call for change
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has become the most fiercely debated education issue of this election year, and it will be at the center of the national conversation about schools for the foreseeable future. NCLB, signed into law in 2002, purports to improve public schools--and especially the way they serve poor children--by enforcing a system of standards and accountability through high-stakes testing and sanctions. It is radically affecting the life of schools around the country.
Many Children Left Behind is a devastating brief against NCLB. Far from improving public schools and increasing the ability of the system to serve poor and minority children, the authors argue, the law is doing exactly the opposite. Here some of our most prominent, respected voices in education--including Deborah Meier, Alfie Kohn, and Theodore R. Sizer--come together to show us how, point by point, NCLB undermines the things it claims to improve:
-How NCLB punishes rather than helps poor and minority kids and their schools
-How NCLB helps further an agenda of privatization and an attack on public schools
-How the focus on testing and test preparation dumbs down classrooms
-How we need alternatives to construing the idea of accountability in terms of test scores and sanctions.
Educators and parents around the country are feeling the harshly counterproductive effects of NCLB. This book is an essential guide to understanding what"s wrong and where we should go from here."

Call number: LB2806.22 .M36 2004

cover image not availableTeens at Risk: Opposing Viewpoints - Contents: A variety of factors put teens at risk / Gene Stephens -- Teens are not at risk / Mike Males -- A violent society puts teens at risk / Peggy O'Mara -- Peer pressure puts teens at risk / Kathiann Kowalski -- Gay teens are at risk / Paula Schleis and Kim Hone-McMahan -- Abstinence-only sex education reduces teen sexual activity / Robert Rector -- Abstinence-only sex education is ineffective / Deborah M. Roffman -- Teenage parents should get married / Dana Mack -- Encouraging marriage does not solve the problems associated with teenage pregnancy / Isabel V. Sawhill -- Teenagers seeking contraception should be required to notify their parents / Kevin Brady -- Teenagers seeking contraception shuld not be required to notify their parents / Center for Reproductive Law and Policy -- More teenage criminals should be tried as adults / Linda J. Collier -- Teenage criminals should not be tried as adults / Lise A. Young -- Curfew laws can reduce teenage crime and violence / J. Richard Ward Jr. -- Curfew laws do not reduce teenage crime and violence / Jordan C. Budd -- Zero tolerance laws reduce teen crime and violence / Vito A. Gagliardi Jr. -- Zero tolerance laws are unfair / James Taranto -- Age restrictions on alcohol reduce teen drinking / Steve Chapman -- Age restrictions on alcohol do not reduce teen drinking / Andrew Stuttaford -- Drug education programs reduce teen drug use / Joseph A. Santoro -- Drug education programs do not reduce teen drug use / Ryan H. Sager -- Higher cigarette taxes would discourage teen smoking / Michael Grossman and Frank J. Chaloupka -- Higher cigarette taxes would not discourage teen smoking / John Ashcroft.

Call number: HV1431 .T44 1999

Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism - "An authoritative history of the vital role of secularist thinkers and activists in the United States, from a writer of "fierce intelligence and nimble, unfettered imagination" ("The New York Times)
At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers offers a powerful defense of the secularist heritage that gave Americans the first government in the world founded not on the authority of religion but on the bedrock of human reason.
In impassioned, elegant prose, celebrated author Susan Jacoby paints a striking portrait of more than two hundred years of secularist activism, beginning with the fierce debate over the omission of God from the Constitution. Moving from nineteenth-century abolitionism and suffragism through the twentieth century's civil liberties, civil rights, and feminist movements, "Freethinkers illuminates the neglected accomplishments of secularists who, allied with liberal and tolerant religious believers, have stood at the forefront of the battle for reforms opposed by reactionary forces in the past and today.
Rich with such iconic figures as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Clarence Darrow--as well as once-famous secularists such as Robert Green Ingersoll, "the Great Agnostic"--Freethinkers restores to history generations of dedicated humanists. It is they, Jacoby shows, who have led the struggle to uphold the combination of secular government and religious liberty that is the glory of the American system.

"Freethinkers is not only a good book, it is a necessary one. Ranging from the freethinking Revolution to the pious administration of George W. Bush, this dramatic study offers a welcome reminder that the Founding Fathers were intent on keeping church and state firmly separated. Lively, impassioned, and impartial, Susan Jacoby's argument deserves more than respect; it deserves support." --Peter Gay, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University

"This book is fresh air for those who defend the separation of church and state. Here, clearly written and without apologetics, is the noble record of the struggle to retain America's precious freedom of conscience, her pride for two centuries, now under threat from the political Right as never before." --Arthur Miller"

Call number: BL2760 .J33 2004

cover image not availableThe Case Against Punishment: Retribution, Crime Prevention, and the Law - "What ends does our criminal justice system expect and hope to serve when it punishes wrongdoers? Does the punishment of offenders do more harm than good for American society? In The Case against Punishment, Deirdre Golash addresses these and other questions about the value of punishment in contemporary society. Asserting that punishment inflicts both intended and unintended harms on offenders, Golash advocates reforms such as denial of employment, state-sponsored voluntary rehabilitation programs, and the monitoring of known criminals. Drawing on both empirical evidence and philosophical literature, this book argues that the harm done by punishing criminal offenders is ultimately morally unjustified. Punishment may reduce crime, but in so doing, causes a comparable amount of harm to offenders. Instead, Golash suggests, we should address criminal acts through trial, conviction, the compensation to the victim, while also providing the criminal with the opportunity to reconcile with society through morally good action rather than punishment."

Call number: HV8693 .G65 2005

Stress Free for Good: 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness - "Two well-established leaders in the mind-body field provide scientifically proven, accessible, and easy-to-use skills to overcome the physical and emotional dangers of stress, anxiety, and chronic pain."

Call number: RA785 L86 2005

The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code - "A medieval scholar reveals the historical truths and myths behind the international bestseller."

Call number: PS3552 .R685434 D336

cover image not availableEarly Childhood Television Viewing and Adolescent Behavior: The Recontact Study - Contents: Abstract -- [ch.] 1. Introduction -- [ch.] 2. Method overview -- [ch.] 3. Media use in adolescence -- [ch.] 4. Academic achievement -- [ch.] 5. Creativity -- [ch.] 6. Aggression -- [ch.] 7. Extracurricular activities -- [ch.] 8. Health behaviors -- [ch.] 9. Self-image : role preference and body image -- [ch.] 10. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Commentary. Children and adolescents in a changing media world / Reed Larson.

Call number: HQ784.T4 A53 2001

Film as Social Practice - "Explores cinema from a social and cultural perspective, discussing film as a cultural industry and examining how issues of gender, class and ethnicity impact upon representation and spectatorship. This third edition of the best-selling work has been updated to include: analysis of recent films such as Scream 2, Lethal Weapon 4, and The Wedding Singer; an expanded section on feminist approaches to film; new material on narrative approaches, spectatorship, and psychoanalytic approaches; and increased focus on the industry in Hollywood and the rise of multiplexes."

Call number: PN1995.9 .S6 T87

Adoption: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice? - "Fitzgerald is both a biological and adoptive mother and in this memoir examines the pros and cons of open, semi-open, and closed adoption practices from the point of view of adoptees, birthmothers, and adoptive parents. The adoption in 1969 of the author's four-day-old daughter was closed, and Fitzgerald's family only emerged from the dark woods of secrecy when her daughter's birthmother and extended family met up with them twenty-nine years later. This wonderful joining of the respective families has enriched everyone's life, including that of the grandchildren. Today, Fitzgerald is passionately opposed to closed adoptions and advocates the semi-open practice."

Call number: HV875 .F58 2003

The Body Social: Symbolism, Self, and Society - "In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and the senses, then focuses on specific themes: gender, beauty, the face, hair, touch, smell and sight. He concludes with a review of classical and contemporary theories of the body and the senses. Thinking about the body will never be the same after reading this book."

Call number: GN298 .S94 1993

Preventing Stress, Improving Productivity: European Case Studies in the Workplace - "Changing the workplace to help prevent stress is much more cost-effective in the long term than treating employees for the effects of stress. But to date, there has been little guidance for employers who wish to implement such programs. Preventing Stress, Improving Productivity gathers together examples of best practice in the workplace across a range of countries and organizations and identifies the factors that are crucial for a stress reduction program to work, both in terms of employee well-being and from a financial point of view."

Call number: HF5548.85 .P75 1999

Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America - " Just one hundred years ago, most Americans condemned cremation. Today, nearly one-quarter of Americans choose to be cremated. The practice has gained wide acceptance as a funeral rite, in both our private and public lives. Cremation has become an appealing option in part because it allows for custom-made funeral services incorporating different locations and customs and reflecting individual personalities. Purified by Fire tells the fascinating story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy, and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultural landscape over the past 150 years.

Stephen Prothero synthesizes a wide array of previously untapped source material, including newspapers, consumer guides, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines such as Reader's Digest, to provide this first historical study of cremation in the United States. He vividly brings to life many noteworthy events -- from the much-publicized and much-criticized first American cremation of Charles De Palm in 1876 to the death and cremation of Jerry Garcia in the late twentieth century. From the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era to the baby boomers of today, this book takes us on a tour through American culture and traces our changing attitudes toward death, religion, public health, the body, and the environment."

Call number: GT3330 .P76 2001

Big World, Small Screen: The Role of Television in American Society - "Three themes guide this work. First, we are concerned with the uses by and influences of television on certain populations - children, the elderly, women, and minorities. Second, we attempt to go beyond the issues of violence and aggression to consider a wide range of topics. Third, we examine both the positive and negative influences of the medium as it is and as it might be."

Call number: HQ520 .B54 1992

Alexandria: Jewel of Egypt - "Alexandria, the Mediterranean's largest city, has an illustrious history dating from its founding in 332 BC by Alexander the Great. The city has absorbed an astonishing variety of cultural influences, from Roman and early Christian to Byzantine and Muslim experiencing massive cycles of renewal and near-abandonment in the process. This comprehensive overview focuses on the city's celebrated monuments -- such as the royal libraries and the Alexandria lighthouse -- and archaeological artifacts of its cultural splendor, as well as its continuing role as a dynamic marketplace where Occident and Orient meet."

Call number: DT73.A4 E47 2002

Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide - "Alternative medicine is enjoying more popularity with consumers and greater acceptance in traditional medical communities than ever before. Although alternative methods, such as acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic, and homeopathy, can offer patients less costly and more effective treatment options, it's hard to know how to choose a competent and reliable practitioner. In this revised edition of "Alternative Medicine," 400 of the world's leading alternative physicians have contributed safe, affordable, and effective remedies for more than 200 medical conditions ranging from common health problems like allergies, asthma, and obesity to serious illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and AIDS. With all the schools of alternative medicine combined into one encyclopedic volume, this updated edition of "Alternative Medicine" is the bible of good health."

Call number: R733 .A46 2002

The Folkwear Book of Ethnic Clothing: Easy Ways to Sew & Embellish Fabulous Garments from Around the World - "A sumptuously illustrated survey of traditional clothing from across the globe--plus timesaving, innovative techniques for making and decorating garments--will absolutely enchant stitchers. Throughout, images, from richly colored photographs to vintage postcards, capture people in their authentic dress (many of which have now disappeared). Before beginning an actual project, examine the basics of construction that appear again and again in ethnic attire: unconstructed rectangles, pullover cloaks or tunics, sleeved shifts, pull-on pants, full skirts with aprons, yoked shirts, short vests, and a front-opening coat. Embellish them, using some of the exquisite techniques that make these garments so breathtaking, from weaving and braiding to beading, painting, and embroidering. The highlight: six popular folkwear outfits with instructions on pattern making, marking, cutting out pieces, and putting it all together--a Seminole skirt, Moroccan burnoose, Syrian dress, Polish vest, Tibetan coat and Japanese Kimono."

Call number: TT633 .P37 2002

Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age - "In Lost in Space, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the last human left the moon in 1972, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit--and NASA, the organization that once fueled the world's space-faring hopes, has been largely responsible for keeping it there. With the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, there has never been a more critical time for anyone interested in the future of space exploration to ask two questions: Whatever happened to the Space Age? And how do we get it back?
In pursuit of answers to these questions, Klerkx goes behind the scenes to reveal how NASA devolved from a pioneer of new horizons to a blundering bureaucracy concerned mainly with its own continued existence. Klerkx describes how NASA became dependent on projects geared mainly toward the needs of its budgetary allies--leading contractors in the "big aerospace" community--while drifting ever further from the public that had once cheered on its efforts to explore humankind's last frontier. Chief among his criticisms, Klerkx makes clear the misguided and expensive folly of the space shuttle--"the Edsel of space transportation"--and chronicles NASA's clumsy development of the money-gobbling International Space Station.
A damning, eye-opening indictment of NASA, Lost in Space is filled with fascinating perspectives on the ideas and technology behind modern space travel. But above all, Lost in Space is a story of people: some who devoted their lives to NASA and continue to believe in its promise, and others who became embittered by NASA's failures and have struck out on their own, thereby giving rise to the "alternative" space movement that may hold the key to the future of humans in space--with or without NASA."

Call number: TL521.312 .K54 2004

French Women Don't Get Fat - "Mireille Guiliano first visited the US as a teenaged exchange student. When she returned to France, her family was shocked (and she was humiliated) by what American sweets had done to her figure, so she turned to her family doctor for help. "Dr. Miracle" put her through the paces of a traditional French "cure," and his common-sense approach to maintenance has since guided her through a lifetime of extravagant dining. Now, in "French Women, Don't Get Fat she reveals how anyone can maintain healthy weight without depriving herself of life's most elemental pleasures. This is the wisdom generations of French mothers have passed on to their daughters, from force majeure responses like magic leek soup to everyday practices like portion control that still leads to contentment and the cumulative power of avoiding unnecessary convenieces like elevators. Guiliano's effervescent good humor makes it a brewze to stick with the program until it's become second nature. Her recipes give even the busiest and least-practiced cook the confidence to prepare simple, nutritious, and beautiful meals. And through her stories--about the challenges faced by her American friends, the pleasures of marketing and cooking in France, and her own youthful struggle with a dessert habit--the reader comes to understand the attitudes that allow French women to enjoy bread, chocolate, wine, and other foods that few American women consume without torments of guilt."

Call number: RM222.2.G785

God and the Embryo: Religious Voices on Stem Cells and Cloning - "Discussions and debates over the medical use of stem cells and cloning have always had a religious component. But there are many different religious voices. This anthology on how religious perspectives can inform the difficult issues of stem cell research and human cloning is essential to the discussion. Contributors reflect the spectrum of Christian responses, from liberal Protestant to evangelical to Roman Catholic. The noted moral philosopher Laurie Zoloth offers a Jewish approach to cloning, and Sondra Wheeler contributes her perspective on both Jewish and Christian understandings of embryonic stem cell research. In addition to the discussions found here, "God and the Embryo includes a series of official statements on stem cell research and cloning from religious bodies, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church in America, the United Methodist Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the United Church of Christ, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America. "Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry," from the statement of the President's Council on Bioethics, concludes the book. The debates and the discussions will continue, but for anyone interested in the nuances of religious perspectives that make their important contributions to these ethically challenging and important dialectics, "God and Embryo is an invaluable resource."

Call number: QH442.2 .G63 2003

Anabolic Steroids and the Athlete - "discusses the continuing controversy over their use in competitive sports. An introduction of the use and abuse of anabolic steroids is followed by chapters on such topics as anabolic steroid compounds, the anabolic-to-androgen ratio, basic principles of muscle building, current anabolic steroid preparations, anabolic steroid regimes used by athletes, the enhancement of athletic performance, adverse physical effects and mental health risks, the classification of anabolic steroids as controlled substances, growth hormones and other anabolic hormones, the limits of urine drug testing, medical applications of anabolic steroids, muscle building and ergogenic supplements, and addictions."

Call number: RC1230 .T39 2002

Easter Island: Mystery of the Stone Giants - "Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations"

Call number: F3169 .O75

Ramesses II: Greatest of the Pharaohs - "Drawing on ancient government documents as well as wall paintings, bas-reliefs, and colossal statues, a respected Egyptologist presents the life and times of Ramesses (1279-1213 B.C.)."

Call number: DT88.M413

Cleopatra: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh - "Fifty years before the birth of Christ, in the splendid Egyptian city of Alexandria, there reigned a young queen: Cleopatra. Astute and talented, she was educated in the Greek and Egyptian traditions and bred to politics. Through her love affairs first with the Roman ruler Julius Caesar and then with the rebel general Mark Antony, she sought to protect her nation against the threat of Rome, until the day in 30 B.C. when the Roman legions stood at the gates of the city. Antony committed suicide; Cleopatra was found dead; Egypt fell to Rome. Threading her way between history and myth, Edith Flamarion retraces the life of one of the most celebrated women of all time."

Call number: DT92.7.F55

The Empty Ocean - "In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through fascinating portraits of a wide array of creatures, he introduces us to the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted, and collected over the centuries, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral.

Rich in history, anecdote, and surprising fact, Richard EllisFs descriptions bring to life the natural history of the various species, the threats they face, and the losses they have suffered. Killing has occurred on a truly stunning scale, with extinction all too often the result, leaving a once-teeming ocean greatly depleted. But the author also finds instances of hope and resilience, of species that have begun to make remarkable comebacks when given the opportunity.

Written with passion and grace, and illustrated with Richard EllisFs own drawings, "The Empty Ocean" brings to a wide audience a compelling view of the damage we have caused to life in the sea and what we can do about it."

Call number: QL121.E5794 2003

Medieval Celebrations: How to Plan for Holidays, Weddings, and Reenactments with Recipes, Customs, Costumes, Decorations, Songs, Dances and Games - "Ideas and instructions for planning an authentic medieval celebration, complete with guidelines on proper table manners. Specific information for holiday celebrations and wedding services and receptions."

Call number: GT3932.D44 2001

The Airline Business in the 21st Century - "The Airline Business in the Twenty-first Century focuses on the major issues that will affect the airline industry as we enter a new millennium. It tells of an industry working on low margins, of cut-throat competition resulting from 'open skies'. It analyses the low-cost airlines and the impact of electronic commerce, and fuels the debate on global airline alliances. In a particularly poignant chapter, the author -- a former airline chairman and CEO -- lays bare the perils and problems of privatising state-owned airlines."

Call number: HE9762 .D64 2001

How Different Religions View Death & Afterlife - "Contents: Assemblies of God / Stanley M. Horton -- Baha'i Faith / John S. Hatcher -- A Baptist perspective / William L. Hendricks -- Buddhism / Anne C. Klein -- Christian Science / Elaine R. Follis -- The Churches of Christ / Thomas H. Olbricht -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / Richard M. Eyre -- Hinduism / Anne Mackenzie Pearson -- Islam / Jane Idleman Smith -- Judaism / Rabbi Alan L. Ponn -- Lutherans / David E. Lee -- Presbyterianism / Ben Lacy Rose -- A Quaker perspective / Arthur O. Roberts -- Roman Catholicism / Rev. Francis X. Cleary, SJ -- Seventh-day Adventist Church / Robert M. Johnston -- Unitarian Universalism / George N. Marshall -- United Methodist Church / James Ivey Warren, Jr. -- Unity / Rev. James Gaither -- Zoroastrianism / Jamsheed K. Choksky."

Call number: BL504 .E53 1998

Cybernetics: Or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine - " "It appers impossible for anyone seriously interested in our civilization to ignore this book. It is a ‘ must’ book for those in every branch of science . . . in addition, economists, politicians, statesmen, and businessmen cannot afford to overlook cybernetics and its tremendous, even terrifying implications.

"It is a beautifully written book, lucid, direct, and despite its complexity, as readable by the layman as the trained scientist."
-- John B. Thurston, "The Saturday Review of Literature" Acclaimed one of the "seminal books . . . comparable in ultimate importance to . . . Galileo or Malthus or Rousseau or Mill," "Cybernetics" was judged by twenty-seven historians, economists, educators, and philosophers to be one of those books published during the "past four decades, " which may have a substantial impact on public thought and action in the years ahead." -- "Saturday Review""

Call number: Q175 .W6516 1965

Letting Them Die: Why HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Fail - "Today in South Africa, HIV/AIDS kills about 5 in 10 young people. Many of the victims are miners and commercial sex workers who ply their trade in mining communities. In this critique of government-sponsored and privately funded HIV/AIDS prevention programs in South Africa, Catherine Campbell exposes why it has been so difficult to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Campbell's research focuses on local vectors of the disease such as what people believe about the spread and prevention of AIDS, what measures they take to prevent disease, and whether they are likely to seek treatment at local AIDS clinics. ""Letting Them Die" is not just an investigation into sexuality, social relations, health, and medicine; it is also a sharp review of the kinds of programs that are becoming the standard method of HIV/AIDS intervention throughout Africa."

Call number: RA643.86 .S6 C36

Reading the Past: Runes - " In Orkney, Shetland and the Scottish islands, in Ireland, the Isle of Man and above all in Scandinavia, travellers still come upon great memorial stones, inscribed with the curious angular alphabet called runes. Rune-masters also cut their letters on other objects, including swords, brooches, pendants and rings. They even wrote letters in runes on sticks of wood.

This book tells the story of runes from the earliest Continental inscriptions of the late second century AD through to the Viking Age and to the related script used for the English language in Anglo-Saxon times. The author shows what a wealth of material about our early civilizations has been recorded in runes and suggests to the reader where he may discover them for himself. "

Call number: PD2013 .P34

Get a Grip!: Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace - "Practical tips and easy exercises for relieving the stress of everyday life
Get a Grip! offers powerful, prescriptive advice for living and thriving in our high-stress times. Integrating techniques that relax the mind, the body, and the spirit, it presents quick and easy ways to make the day less stressful-and get the most out of each and every day. For business owners, office workers, and even those who work at home raising a family, Get a Grip! helps them understand the sources of their stress and deal with it effectively with advice on such topics as: stress-busting exercises, breathing techniques, meditation, visualization, diet, attitude, humor and work/life balance. Though it's impossible to lead a completely stress-free life, Get a Grip! will help everyone-from CEOs to homemakers-deal with the difficulties of daily life."

Call number: HF5548.85 .L67 2004

Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements: The Essential Guide for Improving Your Health Naturally - "Nutritional supplements promote overall health and well-being, reduce the effects of aging, strengthen the immune system, and enhance the body's natural ability to heal itself. In this book, Michael T. Murray, N.D., one of the leading health writers in America, brings his authoritative voice to the topic of nutritional supplements and the role they can play in achieving and maintaining optimal health. Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements identifies and describes key vitamins and minerals as well as important nutrients, oils, enzymes, and extracts. In a detailed profile of each supplement, Dr. Murray lays out healing properties, which symptoms may indicate a deficiency, and what health conditions each supplement can improve, ease, or heal. This comprehensive guide is an essential tool for anyone searching for a natural way to improve their health."

Call number: QP771 .M87 1996

Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations That Have Made Us Beautiful - "In this fascinating, meticulously researched romp through the annals of the beauty industry, New York Times patents columnist Teresa Riordan throws back the curtain on a century of shrewd, canny women who have knowingly deployed artifice in a ceaseless battle to captivate the inherently roving eye of the male....Riordan explores that strange intersection of science, fashion, and business where beauty is engineered and finds that, for generations, social trends and technological innovations have fueled a nonstop assembly line of potions and contraptions that women have enthusiastically put to use in the quest for feminine flawlessness."

Call number: GT499 .R56 2004

Media, Ritual and Identity - "Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of media in society and its influence on democratic processes. It draws extensively on cultural anthropology, combining a commanding overview of contemporary media debates with a series of fascinating case studies from political ritual on television to broadcasting in the Third World. A cutting-edge look at new developments in the field, Media, Ritual and Identity shines new light on the pivotal role of the media in today's world."

Call number: PN4784.T4 M38 1998

Eating Disorders: The Facts - "eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity -affect many thousands of people each year, particularly young women, though men as well. This comprehensive guide considers why eating disorders occur, and then looks at each in turn, describing the eating behaviours, diagnosis, and treatments available. This new edition has been fully revised and updated. Included is a new chapter explaining and providing advice on the problems someone with an eating disorder may face while pregnant, and after giving birth. An additional chapter looks at the problems that the family or friends of someone with an eating disorder may face, accepting that there is a problem, the feeling that somehow they are responsible, helplessness, and how they can cope and provide support and help for the sufferer Sympathetically and clearly written, the book provides an authoritative resource on eating disorders and how to treat them, one that will prove valuable for sufferers and their families."

Call number: RC552 .E18 A27

What Is Marriage For? - "Will same-sex couples destroy "traditional" marriage, soon to be followed by the collapse of all civilization? That charge has been leveled throughout history whenever the marriage rules change. But marriage, as E. J. Graff shows in this lively, fascinating tour through the history of marriage in the West, has always been a social battleground, its rules constantly shifting to fit each era and economy. The marriage debates have been especially tumultuous for the past hundred and fifty years in ways that lead directly to today's debate."

Call number: HQ734 .G716 2004

Zero Tolerance: Can Suspension and Expulsion Keep Schools Safe?: New Directions for Youth Development - "Addressing the problem of school violence and disruption requires thoughtful understanding of the complexity of the personal and systemic factors that increase the probability of violence, and designing interventions based on that understanding. This inaugural issue explores the effectiveness of zero tolerance as a tool for promoting school safety and improving student behavior and offers alternative strategies that work. Authors examine the state of knowledge in research and law concerning zero tolerance and present data illustrating that zero tolerance has failed to demonstrate effectiveness in reducing school violence or improving student discipline. They present disciplinary alternatives, long-term preventatives, and working models that make a positive contribution to school safety and support positive youth development."

Call number: LB3012.2 .Z474 2002

Defending the Homeland: Domestic Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security - "The United States government is reorganizing to increase domestic security. How will these changes impact the American criminal justice system? DEFENDING THE HOMELAND: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SECURITY is the only book that illustrates up-to-the minute information on how our criminal justice system has changed since 9/11. Written by an expert on academic leave to provide training for the Department of Defense, White provides an insider's look at issues related to restructuring of federal law enforcement and recent policy challenges. The book discusses the problem of bureaucracy, interaction between the law enforcement and intelligence communities, civil liberties, and theories of war and police work. From a practical perspective, the book examines offensive and defensive strategies. The book gives an introduction to violent international religious terrorism and an overview of domestic terrorist problems still facing law enforcement."

Call number: HV6432 .W45 2004

The Case for Television Violence - "The Case for Television Violence makes the provocative argument that television violence has been misinterpreted. Rather than undermining the social order, television supports it by providing a safe outlet for aggressive impulses. Media scholar Jib Fowles challenges the conventional wisdom by: 1) demonstrating that the scientific literature does not say what many believe it says; 2) calling attention to the viewing habits and behaviors of the reader and those the reader knows; 3) explaining that the anti-violence critique is most profitably understood as the signature issue in the conflict between high and popular culture and 4) situating the arrival of televised violence within the historical context of the disallowance of traditionally sanctioned targets of aggression."

Call number: PN1992.8 .V55 F69

Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions - "Millions of people live with cats, dogs, and other pets, which they treat as members of their families. But through their daily behavior, people who love those pets, and greatly care about their welfare, help ensure short and painful lives for millions, even billions of animals that cannot easily be distinguished from dogs and cats. Today, the overwhelming percentage of animals with whom Westerners interact are raised for food. Countless animals endure lives of relentless misery and die often torturous deaths. The use of animals by human beings, often for important human purposes, has forced uncomfortable questions to center stage: Should people change their behavior? Should the law promote animal welfare? Should animals have legal rights? Should animals continue to be counted as "property"? What reforms make sense? Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control, the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. They show that whatever one's ultimate conclusions, the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking."

Call number: HV4708 .A56 2004

The Search for Nefertiti: The True Story of an Amazing Discovery - "Based on 13 years of research involving specialists from various disciplines, Dr. Fletcher brings science and history alive by chronicling one of the most remarkable archaeological breakthroughs of our time."

Call number: DT87.45 .F54 2004

Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum - "Since September 11th and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil that lie beneath the region's soil. Klare traces oil's impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, and Carter doctrines. He shows how America's own wells are drying up as our demand increases; by 2010, the United States will need to import 60 percent of its oil. And since most of this supply will have to come from chronically unstable, often violently anti-American zones-the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, Latin America, and Africa-our dependency is bound to lead to recurrent military involvement.
With clarity and urgency, "Blood and Oil delineates the United States' predicament and cautions that it is time to change our energy policies, before we spend the next decades paying for oil with blood."

Call number: HD9566 .K58 2004

The Complete Adoption & Fertility Legal Guide - "Offers couples and singles all the information they need to navigate the complicated and emotional territory facing those who wish to become families using adoption or assisted reproduction."

Call number: KF545.Z9 S46 2004

Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events - ""Disasters and Democracy" addresses the political response to natural disasters, focusing on the changing role of the federal government. The book traces the evolution of the federal disaster assistance role and major programs, examines the concept of hazard mitigation, considers the "backlash against regulation" and the property rights movement, reviews constitutional law on the "taking issue" as it applies to the regulation of hazardous areas, and provides a summary of cross-cutting issues and policy recommendations."

Call number: HV555.U6 P53 1999

Ramses II - "King Ramses II distinguished himself as a warrior, builder of magnificent monuments, and model for rulers to follow. Nothing will bring his life and times into sharper focus than this breathtaking volume, filled with oversize color photos--many rare--of the ancient temples, tombs, and statuary he had constructed. Among these awe-inspiring feats of art and engineering: the astonishing hall at Karnak in Thebes; his father's funerary temple on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, as well as one for himself, called the Ramesseum; and the rock hewn temple of Abu Simbel. Close-ups showcase the incredible decorative detail carved onto the stonework, while maps and blueprints provide a detailed layout of all the structures. From a look at this proud king's military achievements and personal life to his image in modern times, this is an unforgettable portrait of a legendary figure in an exquisitely printed gift edition."

Call number: DT88 .J35 OVRSZ

America's Failing Schools: How Parents and Teachers Can Cope with No Child Left Behind - "In "America's "Failing" Schools," an expert on educational testing provides parents and teachers explanations of No Child Left Behind as a whole, walking them through the implications for standardized testing in particular, in language that is uncomplicated and straightforward."

Call number: LA217.2 .P65 2004

Kaplan Scholarships 2005 - " The scholarships in this book have been carefully selected. You won't waste time wading through $50 scholarships or ones that are tied only to one school. Each entry is worth at least $1,000, does not require repayment, and is not restricted to any one school.

Not all of the funding opportunities covered here are based on need or academics. Many sources award money based on career plans, writing ability, religious or ethnic background, and personal characteristics.

You'll receive tips and advice on researching your options, setting a timetable, applying for the best opportunities, and avoiding scholarship scams. "

Call number: Reference Collection LB2338 .S347

Reading the Past: Greek Inscriptions - "This book introduces the reader to a wide variety of Greek inscriptions on stone slabs and on pottery, bronzes and other small objects in the British Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York."

Call number: CN350 .C66

Reading the Past: Chinese - "In his accessible, straightforward book, Oliver Moore demystifies one of the world's oldest writing systems, introducing the basic principles of the language, the formation of written characters, and the ways these characters have developed. Drawing on evidence from numerous artifacts in the British Museum and elsewhere, he describes, chronologically, several of the major scripts used to write on each material, from the earliest oracle bones to calligraphic works of art."

Call number: PL1171 .M66 2000

The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society by Norbert Wiener [no description available]

Call number: Q310 .W5

The Animal Ethics Reader - "The Animal Ethics Reader is the first comprehensive, state-of-the-art anthology of readings on this substantial area of study and interest. A subject that regularly captures the headlines, the book is designed to appeal to anyone interested tracing the history of the subject, as well as providing a powerful insight into the debate as it has developed. The recent wealth of material published in this area has not, until now, been collected in one volume. Readings are arranged thematically, carefully presenting a balanced representation of the subject as it stands. It will be essential reading for students taking a course in the subject as well as being of considerable interest to the general reader.

Articles are arranged under the following headings: Theories of Animal Ethics; Animal Capacities; Animals for Food; Animal Experimentation; Genetic Engineering of Animals; Ethics and Wildlife; Zoos, Aquaria, and Animals in Entertainment; Companion Animals; Legal Rights for Animals."

Call number: HV4708 .A548 2003

Cosmic Company: The Search for Life in the Universe - "In Cosmic Company, Seth Shostak and Alex Barnett ponder the possibility of aliens visiting the Earth, as well as the consequences of receiving a signal from the cosmos proving we're neither alone, nor the most intelligent life forms. They explain why scientists think life might exist on other worlds, and how we might contact it. Shostak and Barnett, experienced writers of popular astronomy, provide an accessible overveiw of the science and technology behind the search for life in the universe."

Call number: QB54 .S556 2003

Physician-Assisted Dying: The Case for Palliative Care and Patient Choice - " Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted dying remains one of the most controversial issues facing doctors, lawmakers, and patients today, and the need for intelligent and informed opinion on both sides of the debate is greater than ever.

In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case "for" the legalization of physician-assisted dying, for terminally ill patients who voluntarily request it. To counter the arguments and assumptions of those opposed to legalization of assisted suicide, the contributors examine ethical arguments concerning self-determination and the relief of suffering; analyze empirical data from Oregon and the Netherlands; describe their personal experiences as physicians, family members, and patients; assess the legal and ethical responsibilities of the physician; and discuss the role of pain, depression, faith, and dignity in this decision. Together, the essays in this volume present strong arguments for the ethical acceptance and legal recognition of the practice of physician-assisted dying as a last resort -- not as an alternative to excellent palliative care but as an important possibility for patients who seek it."

Call number: R726 .P485 2004

 

How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics - "In this age of DNA computers and artificial intelligence, information is becoming disembodied even as the "bodies" that once carried it vanish into virtuality. While some marvel at these changes, envisioning consciousness downloaded into a computer or humans "beamed" "Star Trek-style, others view them with horror, seeing monsters brooding in the machines. In "How We Became Posthuman, N. Katherine Hayles separates hype from fact, investigating the fate of embodiment in an information age.
Hayles relates three interwoven stories: how information lost its body, that is, how it came to be conceptualized as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the cultural and technological construction of the cyborg; and the dismantling of the liberal humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse, along with the emergence of the "posthuman."
Ranging widely across the history of technology, cultural studies, and literary criticism, Hayles shows what had to be erased, forgotten, and elided to conceive of information as a disembodied entity. Thus she moves from the post-World War II Macy Conferences on cybernetics to the 1952 novel "Limbo by cybernetics aficionado Bernard Wolfe; from the concept of self-making to Philip K. Dick's literary explorations of hallucination and reality; and from artificial life to postmodern novels exploring the implications of seeing humans as cybernetic systems.
Although becoming posthuman can be nightmarish, Hayles shows how it can also be liberating. From the birth of cybernetics to artificial life, "How We Became Posthuman provides an indispensable account of how we arrived in our virtual age, and of where we might go from here."

Call number: Q335 .H394 1999

Making Space Happen: Private Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them - "Most people equate space exploration with NASA--its multimillion-dollar, taxpayer-funded programs and its small, elite corps of astronauts--but the public is largely unaware of the many privately funded efforts to develop space for human tourism and settlement." Making Space Happen takes readers on a first-of-its-kind journey inside the private space revolution, revealing the remarkable projects and the names, faces, and opinions of the people behind them. Author Berinstein spurs a dialogue on the challenging legal and ethical issuers: environmental responsibility, safety, law enforcement, government policy, property rights, and more."

Call number: HD9711.75 .A2 M35

Beyond Choice: Reproductive Freedom in the 21st Century - "The Chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council, former President of Planned Parenthood of New York City--and grandson of Margaret Sanger, founder of the birth control movement--offers a controversial new argument and call-to-arms for the pro-choice movement.

In Beyond Choice Sanger explores the history of the reproductive rights movement to discover how it got stuck in its thinking, and then provides a convincing new argument for the moral rightness of its cause. He shows why it is vital to the health and survival of the human race that couples be able to have children, or not, when they choose; why reproductive rights are just as important to men as to women; and why, in an era of new reproductive technologies, completely unfettered choice is not morally defensible. Beyond Choice is inspiring and important reading for women's rights advocates, opinion leaders, medical ethicists, and anyone concerned to preserve our freedom to reproduce, or not, without government intervention."

Call number: HQ767 .S26 2004

In Defense of Globalization - "The internationally renowned economist, known equally for the clarity of his arguments and the sharpness of his pen, argues that globalization is the most powerful force for social good in the world today."

Call number: HF1359 .B499 2004

Granny @ Work: Aging and New Technology on the Job in America - "Thought-provoking analysis of the graying of the American workforceLooks at issues of aging and new technology reflected in business and in popular entertainment. Asks whether older workers are benefiting from new technologies"

Call number: HD6280 .R54 2004

Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons - "Elsner presents an extraordinary, comprehensive, shocking expose of the American prison system. With more than two million inmates, the impact of this topic reaches far into the general population to family members, citizens, and human rights activists. Readers learn why the prison epidemic matters to them, even if they've never met anyone who's gone to jail, and learn what it's really like on the inside with racial gangs, corruption, and sickness."

Call number: HV9471 .E37 2004

Patterns for Theatrical Costumes: Garments, Trims, and Accessories from Ancient Egypt to 1915 - "This is an outstanding and extremely popular collection of hundreds of basic pattern shapes. The designer is given full creative range over the basic silhouettes. The general characteristics of male and female dress, gowns, tunics, headdresses, jackets, robes, breeches, and more produce an accurate outline for each time period."

Call number: Reference Collection GT513 .H65

Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity - "From "the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era" ("The New Yorker") comes a landmark manifesto about the genuine closing of the American mind....Lawrence Lessig shows us that while new technologies always lead to new laws, never before have the big cultural monopolists used the fear created by new technologies, specifically the Internet, to shrink the public domain of ideas, even as the same corporations use the same technologies to control more and more what we can and can't do with culture. As more and more culture becomes digitized, more and more becomes controllable, even as laws are being toughened at the behest of the big media groups. What's at stake is our freedom-freedom to create, freedom to build, and ultimately, freedom to imagine."

Call number: KF2979 .L47 2004

Man and Wife in America: A History - "In nineteenth-century America, the law insisted that marriage was a permanent relationship defined by the husbandUs authority and the wifeUs dependence. Yet at the same time the law created the means to escape that relationship. How was this possible? And how did wives and husbands experience marriage within that legal regime?

These are the complexities that Hendrik Hartog plumbs in a study of the powers of law and its limits. Exploring a century and a half of marriage through stories of struggle and conflict mined from case records, Hartog shatters the myth of a golden age of stable marriage. He describes the myriad ways the law shaped and defined marital relations and spousal identities, and how individuals manipulated and reshaped the rules of the American states to fit their needs. We witness a compelling cast of characters: wives who attempted to leave abusive husbands, women who manipulated their marital status for personal advantage, accidental and intentional bigamists, men who killed their wives' lovers, couples who insisted on divorce in a legal culture that denied them that right. As we watch and listen to these men and women, enmeshed in law and escaping from marriages, we catch reflected images both of ourselves and our parents, of our desires and our anxieties about marriage. Hartog shows how our own conflicts and confusions about marital roles and identities are rooted in the history of marriage and the legal struggles that defined and transformed it.

Call number: KF510 .H37 2000

Going to Mars: The Stories of the People Behind NASA's Mars Missions Past, Present, and Future - "Written by the leader of the Mars "Pathfinder" program, Brian Muirhead, and the acclaimed science fiction writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, "Going to Mars" is more than a dry compendium of facts about our sister planet. In it, the authors reveal the human side of space exploration -- detailing the never-before-told stories of personal triumphs and tragedies, the complex drama of powerful personalities in collision, and the behind-the-scenes conflicts that threatened to derail one of the most remarkable technological achievements of our time.

"Going to Mars" is enriched by special sections providing complete, detailed, and easy-to-follow guides to the intricacies of space science, from the breathtaking precision of interplanetarynavigation that allowed "Pathfinder" to land safely within thirty miles of its target coordinates after a seven-month journey of 309 million miles, to the astonishing developments in "telepresence" at NASA's Ames Research Center that might one day make it possible for each of us to visit Mars by interacting directly with robot explorers through a home computer.

"Going to Mars" also looks at the history of our culture's interaction with the Red Planet, from Hollywood versions of Mars exploration to the first "Viking" missions, and to the future. The book presents the best predictions of science fiction and science fact (as well as the most humorous and least plausible), and offers a detailed examination of NASA's developing plans that might one day lead us from the first human footprint on Mars to the first self-sustaining habitat. The authors also delve into the fascinating footnotes to the history of Mars, from Orson Welles's classic "War of the Worlds" invasion hoax to the bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding the Face on Mars, and the latest tantalizing discoveries that have redefined our very definitions of life, and where it might be found among the rocks and sands of Mars and other worlds.

Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, drawings, cartoons, and computer-generated images, most never published before, and many from the personal collections of the people whose story this is, "Going to Mars" is the insider's guide to humanity's ultimate adventure. "

Call number: TL799.M3 M857 2004

Macrobiotic Diet - "Since its original publication, Macrobiotic Diet has become the bible for people interested in a healthy way of eating centered around whole, grains, fresh vegetables, and other whole, unprocessed foods.This completely revised and updated edition offers a basic, readable presentation of the nutritional and ecological principles behind the macrobiotic diet."

Call number: RM235 .K8677

An Anatomy of Terror: A History of Terrorism - "From antiquity to the present day, in the east and the west, the methods and motives for terror are disturbingly similar. In "An Anatomy of Terror, Andrew Sinclair takes a detailed trip through the dark side of humanity, from Muslim assassins and the Crusades to Timothy McVeigh and Osama bin Laden. He encounters many links between seemingly disparate groups and illumiantes the strategies that terrorists employ to recruit soldiers. This book examines all facets of terror with a sweeping exploration of history, from the early role of terror as a tribal force to its incorporation into religious terrorism and politically-fueled violence."

Call number: HV6431 .S533 2003

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. - "Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, a Cambridge-trained classicist who is also a novelist, portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Green describes his Alexander as "not only the most brilliant (and ambitious) field commander in history, but also supremely indifferent to all those administrative excellences and idealistic yearnings foisted upon him by later generations, especially those who found the conqueror, tout court, a little hard upon their liberal sensibilities."

This biography begins not with one of the universally known incidents of Alexander's life, but with an account of his father, Philip of Macedonia, whose many-territoried empire was the first on the continent of Europe to have an effectively centralized government and military. What Philip and Macedonia had to offer, Alexander made his own, but Philip and Macedonia also made Alexander form an important context for understanding Alexander himself. Yet his origins and training do not fully explain the man. After he was named hegemon of the Hellenic League, many philosophers came to congratulate Alexander, but one was conspicuous by his absence: Diogenes the Cynic, an ascetic who lived in a clay tub. Piqued and curious, Alexander himself visited the philosopher, who, when asked if there was anything Alexander could do for him,made the famous reply, "Don't stand between me and the sun." Alexander's courtiers jeered, but Alexander silenced them: "If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes." This remark was as unexpected in Alexander as it would be in a modern leader.

For the general reader, the book, redolent with gritty details and fully aware of Alexander's darker side, offers a gripping tale of Alexander's career. Full backnotes, fourteen maps, and chronological and genealogical tables serve readers with more specialized interests. "

Call number: DF234 .G68 1991

Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration - "Over 2 million people are incarcerated in America's prisons and jails, eight times as many since 1975. At current incarceration rates, an African American born in the U.S. today has a 30% chance of spending some time in prison. Mandatory minimum sentencing, parole agencies intent on sending people back to prison, three-strike laws, for-profit prisons, and other changes in the legal system have contributed to this spectacular rise of the general prison population. After overseeing the largest city jail system in the country, Michael Jacobson knows first-hand the inner workings of the corrections system. In Down-sizing Prisons, he convincingly argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety. Simply put, throwing away the key is not the answer. Instead, Jacobson suggests that our prison system needs a massive overhaul. Given the dire budget shortfalls facing most states, there really is no choice: we no longer have the revenue to continue prison expansion while simultaneously supporting education, health care, and lower taxes. Downsizing Prisons examines specific ways that states have begun to transform their prison systems. Jacobson offers practical policy solutions and strategies, including: changing how parole and probation agencies operate, significantly reducing punitive sentencing and "technical" parole violations, and supporting drug-treatment programs for low-level drug offenders. These policy changes can actually increase public safety as well as save money. As our prison populations swell to record levels, it is clear that the time to reform our prison system has come. Downsizing Prisons offers a clear and persuasive plan of action."

Call number: HV9471 .J317 2005

March of the Machines: The Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence - "While horror films and science fiction have repeatedly warned of robots running amok, Kevin Warwick takes the threats out of the realm of fiction and into the real world, truly giving us something to worry about. Meeting skeptics head on, Warwick goes beyond his penetrating attacks on their assumptions and prejudices about what should be considered as intelligence to reveal what he has already achieved: building robots that communicate in their own language, share experience, teach each other lessons, and behave as they wish with regard to human beings. Now available for the first time in America, March of the Machines is part history of robotics, part futurism. It surveys the substantial advances made in artificial intelligence over the past century while looking ahead to an increasingly uneasy relationship between humans and machines."

Call number: Q335 .W37 2004

Guide to Career Colleges 2005 - "guide to more than nearly 1,000 Career College Association (CCA) member institutions in the U.S. that offer career-specific degree and certificate programs. Additionally, more than 400 schools offering the Imagine America scholarship program, sponsored by the Career College Foundation (CCF), are profiled. This book, a partnership between Peterson’s and the Career College Association, is now in its fourth year."

Call number: Reference Collection L901 .G837 2005

Diabesity: The Obesity-Diabetes Epidemic That Threatens America--And What We Must Do To Stop It - "To enter Dr. Francine Kaufman's clinic is to see the future of America: 12-year-old Jaime, 220 pounds ... 13-year-old Tanesha, 267 pounds... their concerned but equally overweight parents ... the human faces and human suffering behind the epidemic of type 2 diabetes that threatens to overwhelm our health care system. Once a disease of the elderly, type 2 diabetes now strikes adults in their prime--and, increasingly, children. It has nearly doubled in the last decade. The cause? Our soaring rates of obesity. Diabesity takes us to the front lines of the fight against this deadly, but preventable, disease. Through vivid patient stories, it explains how excess weight destroys the body's ability to process sugar properly--with life-threatening consequences. It shows what happens when the genes that evolved to protect us from famine collide with a sedentary lifestyle that has put bacon cheeseburgers on every corner. And it demonstrates why our usual blame-the-victim response is futile in the face of the complex, worldwide forces behind this epidemic. Detailing the tools for change at every level--from families to school systems to government--and reporting on innovative programs that are already making a difference, Diabesity offers a compelling action plan for winning this battle."

Call number: RA645.O23 K38 2005

Death by Prescription: The Shocking Truth Behind an Overmedicated Nation - "Did you know?
* The leading drug problem in the U.S. today is not the use of "illegal" drugs?it is the use of "legal" drugs.
* The "fourth" leading cause of death in the U.S. is properly prescribed and administered medication. By adding improperly prescribed medication to that equation, it becomes the "third leading cause of death."
* There are over 2 million hospital admissions and 180,000 deaths each and every year in the U.S. due "solely" to adverse drug reactions
* When the FDA approves a medication for use by the general public, less than half of the serious drug reactions are known. "You the patient become the final clinical trial."

A physician for over 30 years, Dr. Strand exposes the broken system the FDA uses to approve drugs for the American public, often years before many of the adverse reactions are discovered."

Call number: RM302.5 .S775 2003

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Anatomy of a Constitutional Law Issue - "Whether competent, terminally ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding the exercise of this right are the central questions around which this book revolves. In either case, essential constitutional issues as well as ethical and medical reflections enter the debate. This book, blending original sources and expert commentary, prepares its readers to enter the discussion by providing an accessible and concise introduction to the law and politics of physician-assisted suicide. Its timely appearance also sets the stage for understanding future state referenda, court decisions, legislation, and executive orders expected in 2002 and beyond."

Call number: KF3827.E87 B44 2003

Why Marriage?: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality - "Showing how the present is shaped by the past, the author explains why the campaign for same-sex marriage has become the most explosive issue in the long struggle for gay rights."

Call number: HQ76.8.U5 C43 2004

cover image not availableContraception Across Cultures: Technologies, Choices, Constraints - "Contraception is an issue of considerable concern to a great many heterosexually active people. Yet the impact of contraceptive technologies in the world today, in particular their implications for kinship, gender relations, and other aspects of social life, receives relatively little scholarly attention.
This book brings a new perspective to the study of contraception, by collecting together in one volume leading experts in the fields of contraception, family planning and reproductive health. Contributors look at the social, economic, political and cultural contexts in which contraceptive providers and recipients make decisions about whether and what forms of contraception to use. User perspectives (whether those of recipients or providers of contraceptive services) are taken seriously, as are the perspectives of policy-makers and development experts. With its in-depth, case-study approach, this challenging book will appeal to practitioners and planners in the fields of family planning and reproductive health, as well as to students and academics of applied and medical anthropology, health studies, gender and development studies, or anyone interested in the social, cultural and ethical issues raised by contraceptive technologies."

Call number: HQ766 .C636 2000

The Perfect Stranger's Guide to Funerals and Grieving Practices: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies - "In today's pluralistic culture it is increasingly common to be called upon to offer condolences to or attend the funeral of a relative, friend, or colleague whose faith practices are unfamiliar to us. This unique guide provides the solution for such sometimes awkward situations. Covers all the major (and many minor) denominations and religions found in North America -- from Hindu to Presbyterian, Mennonite to Sikh -- based on information obtained directly from each."

Call number: BJ2071 .P47 2000

Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community - "Written as a guidebook for adult relatives and friends of adoptive families, this book puts the power of information where kids seek it most--in the mouths of their parents and caregivers."

Call number: HV875.55 .C69 2004

No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the Skies - "Recent unforeseen terrorist events have left the US - and global - airline industry in crisis. But the industry was already in the midst of a revolution. Spearheaded by the Southwest airlines, low cost, fast turnaround airlines, flying from local airports, had begun to provide dramatic competition to the bigger, more established industry names. More than a business book, much more than a travel book, this is the compelling – and supremely topical - David and Goliath story of a modern business phenomenon and the dynamic men and women behind it. No Frills documents unparalleled events in the history of aviation travel as they unfold. How Southwest Airlines inspired UK budget airlines such as EasyJet and Ryanair"

Call number: HE9783 .C35 2002

Goya: Painter of Terrible Splendor - "Francisco Goya was privileged to witness the entire gamut of daily life in Spain at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries: the celebrations, traditions, hopes--and the evils, from decadence at court to the horrors of war. In Goya's art, kings and bullfighters, princesses and courtesans, murderers and victims all come alive."

Call number: N7113.G68 B3813

Forbidden City - "The famous Forbidden City in Beijing, founded in 1405, is one of the greatest royal palaces in the world: a magnificent complex of residences, temples, and courts, seat of the great Ming dynasty of Chinese emperors. Long closed to the outside world, it is now a museum. This book takes the reader on a tour of the Forbidden City, and by examining its artworks, its history, and its elaborate ceremonies reveals the world of imperial China over the five centuries of its greatest might and grandeur - five centuries during which, despite great cultural and political changes, life within the palace walls followed an immutable and divinely ordered course, until the day when the modern world entered its gates and changed it forever."

Call Number: DS795.8.F67 B44 1997

The Invention of Photography - "The advent of photography -- the making of images on light-sensitive materials -- was heralded in 1839 with the debut of the daguerreotype. Over the next 50 years, the medium underwent radical changes, with the successive introduction of the calotype, the collodion print, and the tintype, and the increasing use of photography for portraiture and travel views. This fascinating study of the first half-century of photography covers not only its scientific developments but also its establishment as a documentary tool and, eventually, its critical acceptance as an art form."

Call Number: TR15 .B33 2002

Heraldry - "The art of heraldry is a living vestige of the great medieval world of European chivalry. Gone are the knights-in-armor, the castles are in ruins, and many of the families who bore these proud coats of arms have disappeared, but the tradition of the heraldic crest survives in the flags, emblems, and corporate logos of the modern world. Where does heraldry come from? How did it begin? What do the colors and symbols mean? Read and discover a world of splendid pageantry."

Call Number: CR21 .P317 1997

The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals - " Now completely updated and revised, "The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals" includes new research on calcium, vitamin B, vitamin E, zinc, and many other supplements. It also offers new material on nutraceuticals -- the nutritional substances processed from fruits and vegetables that have proven effective in ridding the body of disease-promoting "free radicals" and warding off the effects of aging."

Call Number: RM259 .E23 2000

Art and Culture of Japan - "The ephemeral nature of the material realm is central to Japanese culture. Beauty and pleasure are fleeting, and the moment must be captured as it flies. Elegant palaces and serene monasteries are made of wood and paper; simple materials such as bamboo and raked pebbles are as precious as lacquer, silk, and gold leaf. From the formal rituals of archery and the tea ceremony to the colorful scenes of everyday life displayed in ukiyo-e prints, every gesture of art is calculated to open the consciousness to the world. This refined relationship between interior and exterior life, based on Zen traditions, is evident in many aspects of Japanese tradition, from the meditative order of gardens to the formalities of Kabuki and Noh theater."

Call Number: DS821 .D456 1999

cover image not availablePolitics of Youth, Sex, and Health Care in American Schools - "Politics of Youth, Sex, and Health Care in American Schools reveals the history and political dynamics involved in building and sustaining an important innovation in the way health care services are delivered to America's youth: the school-based health clinic. These clinics provide vital health services -- including crucial yet controversial reproductive services -- to youth."

Call Number: LB3409.U5 B88 2002

Power Plants: New Evidence That Nature's Phyto Fighters Are Your Best Medicine - "Thirty to forty percent of all cancers may be prevented by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables." That's the landmark claim that renowned cancer researchers Kim O'Neill, Ph.D. and Dr. Byron Murray, Ph.D. prove in the incomparable Power Plants. This book is the culmination of fifty years of research by these outstanding scientists. Dr. O'Neill and Dr. Murray provide comprehensive scientific proof of the remarkable benefits of a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole foods. They also provide an invaluable guide on how to get started on a delicious yet healthy diet based on Nature's own wholesome foods. This book is a priceless tool for anyone interested in reaching a new level of health and vigor."

Call Number: QP144.V44 O547 2003

Papermaking Techniques Book: Over 50 Techniques for Making and Embellishing Handmade Paper - "Great recipes for making elegant paper by hand. Step-by-step instruction illustrates 50+ techniques for textured, scented, embossed and other decorated papers."

Call Number: TS1124.5 .P56 2001

Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies - " Few other civilizations rival Ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population.

Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later (and usually hostile) Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader an unprecedented and comprehensive picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside.

Originally published in French in 1997, Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra fulfills a longstanding need for an accessible introduction to the social, economic, religious, military, and cultural history of Ptolemaic Egypt."

Call Number: DT61 .C4613 2000

Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity - "This report from the front lines of an epidemic reveals the startling truth about skyrocketing rates of life-threatening childhood obesity--and describes what can be done to fight it."

Call Number: RJ399.C6 T37 2004

Basketry: 18 Easy & Beautiful Baskets to Make - "Beautifully photographed and created for the beginner, this fabulous introductory basketry course, with 18 enticing projects, will have you finishing a decorative basket the very first weekend. The author offers the fruits of her 30 years' experience: time-tested tips for adding bases, shaping baskets, substituting materials, adding embellishments and many more tricks. A wealth of knowledge on reeds covers everything from preparation to dyeing and finishing, and there's instruction on all the different basket-weaving structures. The projects teach a variety of techniques, each one building upon the last."

Call Number: TT879.B3 C73 2003

Papermaking: Beautiful Papers and Projects to Make in a Weekend - "It takes only a weekend to do one of 20 introductory projects that showcase several basic styles of papermaking, embellishing the surface, and turning the paper into decorative and functional objects. Hand color with spray-on dyes or emboss. From holiday ornaments to a tabletop screen, you'll paper over the world!"

Call Number: TS1124.5 .L44 2001

Paper Quilling: Beautiful Paper Filigree to Make in a Weekend - "Quilling, or paper filigree, is the art of rolling, scrolling, fringing, and shaping narrow strips of paper, and then arranging the shapes to make designs. This book shows how very easy, inexpensive, and immensely versatile this reemerging craft is."

Call Number: TT870 .J663

Knitting: 20 Simple & Stylish Wearables for Beginners - "Knitting has projects beginning knitters will be comforatble trying out...all illustrated by bright, colorful photographs and explained in simple instructions."

Call Number: TT825 .H355 2003

Metal Embossing: 20 Simple Projects in Aluminum, Copper & Brass Foils - " Any metal object, such as a box or picture frame, can be made more attractive with embossing. Here are twenty projects which, when combined with the new ease of pliable foils, will have you creating beautiful objects in no time. The tools you'll need, the materials required, as well as a guide to getting used to new techniques, are all explained thoroughly."

Call Number: TT205 .V297 2003

What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century - "Fascinating panorama of styles--from diaphanous gowns of Egyptian royalty to 1920s wardrobe of American flapper. Accessories and hairstyles. Illustrations."

Call Number: Reference Collection GT513 .G6 1994

Guts!: Companies That Blow the Doors Off Business-As-Usual - "In GUTS!, the Freibergs look at twenty-five gutsy and extraordinarily successful businesses and introduce the chief executives who are creating a new corporate ethos that blows the doors off business-as-usual.
Drawing on five years of research, the Freibergs provide a behind-the-scenes look at these intensely focused, passionate, and unconventional leaders and their companies.Although the leaders in the book represent a wide-range of industries, they share a common vision: They see business as a heroic cause and understand that good leadership isn't a matter of position, but of influence. They reject hierarchical rules, rituals, and expectations, and have replaced in-the-box management with a culture based on passion and innovation. They regard their employees not as "human resources," but as individuals with unique gifts and talents. And make everyone in the company responsible for the company's brand and culture. GUTS! proves that it is possible to have fun, live your values, and still make money."
Call number: HD57.7 .F744 2004

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - "Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions."
Call number: PR6058.A245 C87 2004

 

 

 

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The South Beach Diet Cookbook: More Than 200 Delicious Recipies That Fit the Nation's Top Diet - "Great food that's good for you--that's the foundation of the South Beach Diet and the reason millions of people around the world have adopted it as their lifelong eating plan, shedding unwanted pounds in the process. Created by leading Miami cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., the diet emphasizes good fats and good carbohydrates, the kind that stave off cravings for unhealthy sugary food and promote long-term weight loss. It's not "diet" food--it's satisfying, flavorful dishes that are good for your health and your waistline."
Call number: RM222.2 .A348 2004

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The Book of Eleanor: A Novel by Pamela Kaufman - "In pitch-perfect first-person narrative, The Book of Eleanor evokes the passion, intelligence, and political savvy of the remarkable woman known as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.As the intoxicating story begins, Eleanor arrives at the ruined Welsh castle where she has been exiled to die in obscurity by her enraged husband, Henry II. As she sits to write her memoir, Eleanor's words weave the singular story of her life. Ruler of Aquitane at 15, she was thrust into the political and cultural spotlight as a result of her loveless marriages to two powerful kings. Now, she is determined to outlive her captor and triumph in the political sphere she loves."
Call number: PS3561 .A8617 B6

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no cover imageLegal Issues in the Community College: New Directions for Community Colleges - "Community colleges exist in a highly litigious society, and their leaders are confronted with numerous legal issues as they carry out assigned duties. Some of those issues are not new to postsecondary education. Examples include governing board relations, academic freedom and tenure, collective bargaining, and employment issues. Other issues newer to the community college include student rights, codes of conduct, accommodation of disabled students, campus safety, distance education, intellectual property rights, and risk management. Community college leaders must find ways to resolve or mitigate these and other issues if their colleges are to continue providing exemplary services to students."
Call number: KF4225 .L43 2004

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How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad, 3rd Edition - "The bestselling guide to buying stocks is now completely revised with all the information readers need on the entire investment process, from picking a broker to diversifying a portfolio to making a million in mutual funds."
Call number: HG4521 .O515 2002

 

 

 

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Fifty Contemporary Choreographers - "Covering today's most important modern, ballet, contemporary and postmodern choreographers in Europe and North America, this unique guide is a valuable quick reference for students and critics, dancers and general readers in love with dance. Each entry includes a biographical section, a chronological list of works, a detailed bibliography and a critical essay."
Call number: Reference Collection GV1785.A1 B74 1999

 

 

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no cover imageDylan's Visions of Sin - "One of the most distinguished literary critics of our time presents a scholarly, in-depth analysis of Bob Dylan's lyrics....Bob Dylan's ways with words are a wonder, matched as they are with his music and verified by those voices of his. In response to the whole range of Dylan early and late (his songs of social conscience, of earthly love, of divine love, and of contemplation), this critical appreciation listens to Dylan's attentive genius, alive in the very words and their rewards."
Call number: ML420.D98 R53 2004

Degree Mills: The Billion-Dollar Industry That Has Sold Over a Million Fake Diplomas - "Two experts, including an FBI agent specializing in diploma fraud, expose how degree mills operate and how pervasive this deception has become."
Call number: LB2388 .E94 2004

 

Ancient Greek Athletics - "A comprehensive survey of sports in ancient Greece, available just in time for the Summer Olympics in Athens. The earliest Olympic games began more than twenty-five-hundred years ago. What were they like, how were they organized, who participated? Were ancient sports a means of preparing youth for warfare? In this lavishly illustrated book, a world expert on ancient Greek athletics provides the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, vividly describing ancient sporting events and games and exploring their impact on art, literature, and politics. Using a wide array of ancient sources, written and visual, and including recent archaeological discoveries, Stephen Miller reconstructs ancient Greek athletic festivals and the details of specific athletic events. He also explores broader themes, including the role of women in ancient athletics, the place of amateurism, and the relationship between athletic events and social and political life. Published in the year the modern Olympic Games return to Athens, this book will be a source of information and enjoyment for anyone interested in the history of athletics and the origins of the world's most famous sporting event."
Call number: GV21 .M55 2004

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power - "This powerhouse of a concept contends that the corporation is created by law to function like a psychopathic personality, whose destructive behavior, if unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin."
Call number: HD2731 .B23 2004

 

The $800 Million Pill: The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs - "Looking at the politically charged topic of drug pricing in the United States, Goozner debunks the myth asserted by the pharmaceutical industry that astronomically high drug prices are justified by the costs of research and development of new lifesaving drugs."
Call number: RS100 .G668 2004

 

 

Civil Liberties Vs. National Security in a Post 9/11 World (Prometheus's Contemporary Issues ) - " A timely and balanced debate by leading experts on the trade-offs between national security and civil liberties."
Call number: KF5060 .C48 2004

 

The Childless Revolution: What It Means to Be Childless Today - "Due in part to birth control, later marriages and the emergence of two-career couples, 42 percent of the American female population is childless. These women are reshaping the definition of womanhood. Cain asks the hard questions and uncovers many new reasons that are biological, economic and political. "
Call number: HQ536 .C32 2001

 

 

Turning Off the Heat: Why America Must Double Energy Efficiency to Save Money and Reduce Global Warming - "Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans, threatening radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc. "Turning Off the Heat" targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels--the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies, have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution."
Call number: TJ163.4.U6 C38 1998

 

Bioethics as Practice - "Writing as a participant in the bioethics field, Andre offers a model to unify its diversity. Using the term "bioethics" broadly, to include all the medical humanities, she articulates ideals for the field, identifies its temptations and moral pitfalls, and argues for the central importance of certain virtues."
Call number: R724 .A663 2002

 

Smoking: Who Has the Right? (Contemporary Issues (Prometheus) ) - "Is cigarette smoking an addiction or a choice? Does society or the government have the right to decide who may smoke and where? Are there such things as "smokers' rights?" Unique and timely, this collection offers the best work on the subject from the leading experts in public policy, health, economics, law, sociology, psychology, and history."
Call number: HV5760 .S67 1998

 

Air Rage: Crisis in the Skies - "This frightening book explores the causes and cases of air rage that have resulted in crashes on commercial airlines. The author attempts to make readers aware of the scope of the problem and what can be done to solve it."
Call number: HE9787.3.A4 T49 2001

 

 

 

Whale Rider (DVD) - "New Zealand's Maori culture is the focus of WHALE RIDER, the powerful coming-of-age tale of Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), a 13-year-old girl who feels destined to become leader and chief to her tribe although that role has always been reserved for males. In part, the role is her birthright, as her twin brother died in childbirth, and she survived. However, her grandfather, Koro (Rawiri Paratene), who is the current chief, stands firmly in the way of Pai's dream. He is extremely traditional and is superstitious that even Pai's curiosity in learning to be chief could upset the ancestors (who are the whales themselves). Pai's grandmother, Flowers (Vicky Haughton), defies Koro to support Pai, and her uncle, Rawiri (Grant Roa), trains her in the chants and battle techniques she needs. The rest is intuition, and Pai has loads of it--enough to communicate with the ancestors, and call them to her for help and guidance. Weaving family life, cultural tradition, and an ancient myth into a contemporary story, WHALE RIDER is a tender tale. As Pai, first-time actress Castle-Hughes is a small but impressive warrior, perfectly balancing kid naivety with adult bravery. The traditional costumes, language, chants, and personality of the Maori people come through well, while the tale is clearly a modern fiction, based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera. Beautiful and dramatic New Zealand landscapes and dreamy underwater whale photography cement the formula of the film and add to its magic."
Call number: PN1997 Wh DVD
Under the Tuscan Sun (DVD) - "Who hasn't dreamed at least once of running off to a foreign country and starting a new life? That's exactly what Frances (Diane Lane) does in UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, directed by Audrey Wells (GUINEVERE). Traveling in Tuscany after a heart-wrenching divorce, Frances surprises herself by making an offer on a rundown villa--the biggest impulse purchase of her life. With the help of a warmhearted, smitten real estate agent and a local contractor with a team of Polish workers, her 300-year-old house is slowly transformed into a home. Along the way, she encounters a larger-than-life British ex-patriot, kind and generous neighbors, and a charming Italian man or two. Essentially, the film is an affirmation that good things can happen if one lets them--and that sometimes what seems like a terrible mistake or a crazy idea is a really a blessing. Lane is completely engaging as Frances, second-guessing her speedy purchase, looking for love, and rediscovering herself. Based on the book by Frances Mayes, the film was shot on location in Rome, Florence, Positano, and Cortona in Italy. breathtaking scenery is sure to have viewers saving their pennies for next year's vacation--or their Tuscan dream house."
Call number: PN1997 Un DVD
How Free Can the Press Be? - "The First Amendment to the Constitution states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press, but the definitions of "press, " "freedom, " and even "abridgment" have evolved by means of judicial rulings on cases concerning the limits and purposes of press freedoms. In How Free Can the Press Be? Randall P. Bezanson explores the changes in understanding of press freedom in America by discussing in depth nine of the most pivotal and provocative First Amendment cases in U.S. judicial history. These cases were argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, and even a local circuit court, and concerned matters ranging from The New York Times's publication of the Pentagon Papers to Hugo Zacchini, the human cannonball who claimed television broadcasts of his act threatened his livelihood. Other cases include a politician blackballed by the Miami Herald and prevented from responding in its pages, the Pittsburgh Press arguing it had the right to employ gender-based column headings in its classified ads section, and the victim of a crime suing the Des Moines Register over that paper's publication of intimate details, including the victim's name. Each case resulted in a ruling that refined or reshaped judicial definition of the limits of press freedom. Does the First Amendment give the press a special position under the law? Is editorial judgment a cornerstone of the press? Does the press have a duty to publish truth and fact, to present both sides of a story, to respect the privacy of individuals, to obtain its information through legally acceptable means? How does press freedom weigh against national security? Bezanson addresses these and other questions, examiningthe arguments on both sides and using these landmark cases as a springboard for a wider discussion of the meaning and limits of press freedom."
Call number: KF4770.A7 B49 2003
Protecting America's Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation - "Emerging out of Theodore Roosevelt's desire to civilize capitalism, the Food and Drug Administration was created to stop the trade in adulterated meats and quack drugs. This history of the agency takes readers back to its beginnings, and makes startlingly clear the essential role the FDA has played in maintaining the quality of life and health to which the American public has long been accustomed."
Call number: RA11 .H54 2003

The Corset: A Cultural History - "An essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset has been viewed not only as an object of eroticism but also as an instrument of torture and subjugation. This lavishly illustrated book explores the cultural history of the corset. 140 illustrations."
Call number: GT2075 .S74

 

 

Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings - "A true gargoyle is a waterspout, an architectural necessity that medieval artisans transformed into functional fantasies. In clear, lively language, this charming survey of these mischievous creatures explains everything there is to know about their history, construction, and purposes. 109 illustrations, 108 in color."
Call number: NB170 .B46 1997

 

Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human - "Armed with extraordinary new discoveries about genes, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley turns his attention to the nature versus nurture debate to bring readers a stunning book about the roots of human behavior."
Call number: QH438.5 .R535 2003

 

 

Existential America - "As Cotkin shows, not only did Americans readily take to existentialism, but they were already heirs to a rich tradition of thinkers -- from Jonathan Edwards and Herman Melville to Emily Dickinson and William James -- who had wrestled with the problems of existence and the contingency of the world long before Sartre and his colleagues. After introducing this concept of an American existential tradition, Cotkin examines how formal existentialism first arrived in America in the 1930s through discussion of Kierkegaard and the early vogue among New York intellectuals for the works of Sartre, Beauvoir, and Camus. Cotkin then traces the evolution of existentialism in America: its adoption by Richard Wright andRalph Ellison to help articulate the African-American experience; its expression in the works of Norman Mailer and photographer Robert Frank; its incorporation into the tenets of the feminist and radical student movements of the 1960s; and its lingering presence in contemporary American thought and popular culture, particularly in such films as "Crimes and Misdemeanors," "Fight Club" and "American Beauty." The only full-length study of existentialism in America, this highly engaging and original work provides an invaluable guide to the history of American culture since the end of the Second World War. "
Call number: B944.E94 C68 2003

The Gothic Enterprise - " Scott pens a wonderfully readable guide to the ideas, beliefs, historical conditions, and engineering feats that came together in the Middle Ages (roughly mid-12th to mid-15th centuries) to enable the creation of the Gothic cathedral."
Call number: NA440 .S425 2003

 

Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Multiracial Children - "This psychologically wise guide provides advice for helping ethnically mixed kids develop confidence and an understanding of their uniqueness."
Call number: HQ769 .N24 2003

 

Chauvet Cave: The Art of Earliest Times - "The Discovery of Chauvet Cave in France's Rhone Valley in 1994 created an international sensation. Its floors were littered with the remains of cave bears, giraffes, auroch, and horses, and its walls displayed fantastic art depicting mammoths, rhinos, and lions--all signs of human occupation dating as far back as the Aurignacian period (37,000-29,000 years BP). No other site exists that is as close in age to the currently accepted date for the appearance of modern humans. Chauvet Cave documents this priceless find. The far-reaching significance of Chauvet Cave has yet to be realized, but the early implications are staggering--it has the earliest known cave paintings, the earliest known footprints from an anatomically modern human, and a fossil record of Pleistocene cave bear skeletons. Based on the first three years of formal study at the site, Chauvet Cave, published in France in 2001 and now in English translation, offers the first in-depth look available to the general public. The text is accessible and the stunning photography speaks for itself, providing an absorbing introduction to one of the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century. Since its discovery, French archaeological authorities have tightly restricted access to Chauvet Cave. It is unlikely it will ever be opened to more than a handful of specialists. Fortunately, the full-color photographs, maps, and probing text found within the book will allow the rest of us intimate access to the timeless, beautiful images found inside the cave."
Call number: N5310.5.F7 C57 2003
The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating an International Life and Career - "If your dreams of career success include jobs in Prague or Munich, if you want to learn Mandarin while living in China, or if your travel plans always require a passport, then "The Global Citizen" is for you. Written by Monster.com's former international career mentor, Elizabeth Kruempelmann, "The Global Citizen" is an international life and career planner that walks you through the ins and outs of working, studying, volunteering, or living in a foreign country. Thought-provoking assessments will get you started on your global path, the interactive planner will keep you on track, and extensive resources will widen your possibilities. With tips for researching and funding your adventure, secrets to adjusting to life abroad, and hints for making the most of your experiences when (or if!) you return, "The Global Citizen" presents a new approach to life planning no citizen of the world should be without."
Call number: G151 .K63 2002
Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work - "Who were the medieval illuminators? How were their hand-produced books illustrated and decorated? In this beautiful book Jonathan Alexander presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the sixteenth century. He discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work, and presents a series of case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted, copied, or created anew. Alexander explains that in the early period, Christian monasteries and churches were the main centers for the copying of manuscripts, and so the majority of illuminators were monks working in and for their own monasteries. From the eleventh century, lay scribes and illuminators became increasingly numerous, and by the thirteenth century, professional illuminators dominated the field. During this later period, illuminators were able to travel in search of work and to acquire new ideas, they joined guilds with scribes or with artists in the cities, and their ranks included nuns and secular women. Work was regularly collaborative, and the craft was learned through an apprenticeship system. Alexander carefully analyzes surviving manuscripts and medieval treatises in order to explain the complex and time-consuming technical processes of illumination - its materials, methods, tools, choice of illustration, and execution. From rare surviving contracts, he deduces the preoccupation of patrons with materials and schedules. Illustrating his discussion with examples chosen from religious and secular manuscripts made all over Europe, Alexander recreates the astonishing variety and creativity ofmedieval illumination. His book will be a standard reference for years to come."
Call number: ND2920 .A44
Aegean Art and Architecture (Oxford History of Art) - "The discoveries in Crete, Greece, and the Aegean islands that began a century ago were nothing less than stunning, and seemed to give shape and substance to tales of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth, of Theseus and Ariadne, of Minos and Icarus. Ancient Aegean Art is the first comprehensive historical introduction to the art and architecture Crete, mainland Greece, and the Cycladic islands in the Aegean, beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the dose of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c.1000 BCE)."
Call number: N5630 .P74 1999

 

 

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